Category:Catherine Adamson (ship, 1855)

English: Catherine Adamson was a woode-hulled, three-masted sailing ship of 768 GRT, built by Alexander Duthie & Co, Aberdeen in 1855. She sank on the night of 23 October 1857, after losing steerage while entering Port Jackson, with the loss of 21 passengers and crew. Among the relics recovered have been a sextant, pewter mugs, pottery, spoons and forks. One of her anchors, standing about two metres high, still has 300 metres of chain attached.