Gothenburg
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About this site
Gothenburg is a shipwreck on the calm side of Old Reef, east of Townsville in Queensland, Australia. It lies in about 15 m of water. The SS Gothenburg struck the coral of Old Reef in February 1875 and sank.
The loss was a disaster of unparalleled proportions at the time. All of the ship's officers died, along with many of Australia's highest-profile dignitaries, and every woman and child aboard. Barely 20 people made it ashore to nearby Holbourne Island, where they carved their names into a turtle shell in the hope that someone would one day know they had survived the wreck. One survivor lost his wife and all six of his children.
The site is shallow, with a maximum depth of about 16 m, and little current is noted, which makes it an easy wreck dive on the sheltered side of the reef.
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