Raconteur ex-Nanango (1976)
Bernier Island
Vessel change name in 1972. Registry closed 16/3/1976 vessel sunk off Bernier Island
Timber wreckage, copper fastened and sheathed, diagonal planked, also fibreglass wreckage on beach reported on shore Bernier Island 7/9/2010.
Ship Built
Owner Capricornia Trawlers, West Perth
Builder Norman R. Wright
Country Built Australia
Port Built Brisbane
When Built 1945
Ship Lost
Grouped Region Mid-West
When Lost 1976
Where Lost Bernier Island
Latitude -24.787144
Longitude 113.16404
Position Information GPS
Minimum Depth of site 0.00
Ship Details
Engine 1 x 4 cyl Rolls Royce diesel engine
Length 19.10
Beam 5.50
TONA 58.43
Draft 2.40
Museum Reference
Official Number 191401
Unique Number 1091
Sunk Code Wrecked and sunk
Protected Not protected Federal
Found Y
Inspected N
Confidential NO