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Gayndah Wreck Site - QLD

Gayndah Wreck Site

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Position

DEG: -27.261723 153.107355

DMS: 27º 15' 42.2" S 153º 06' 26.5" E

UTM: 56 J 6984571mN 510626mE

Altitude: 2.45m

Address & Contact

Moreton Bay
QLD

Phone: 1300 333 362

Email: N/A

Web: https://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-gayundah

Information

HMQS Gayundah and her sister ship HMQS Paluma were purchased to deal with the perceived threat from the Russian Pacific fleet in the late 1800s. They were the the first vessels ordered by the Queensland government for the colony's Maritime Defence Force. Their names are Aboriginal words for 'lightning' and 'thunder' respectively. They each cost £35,000 and were of a 'flat iron' design and mounted a formidable armament for their size. After a varied history (see web address above for more detail) HMQS Gayundah was bought by the Redcliffe Town Council and beached as a breakwater at the current location on a small beach at Woody Point at the southern end of the Redcliffe Peninsula.

The sight is easily accessed by a concrete path through the Gayundah Coastal Arboretum to its north or can be viewed from above from Lilla Street, just to the east of the last high rise apartment block.

PlaceID	163288

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Redcliffe at 02/04:30am EST

Distance from Gayndah Wreck Site 5.2km N

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
15.3°C	12.8°C	76%	11.1°C	1023.3hPa	0.0mm	SW	15km/hr 8knots	19km/hr 10knots

Closest Climatic Station

Brisbane Aero

Distance from Gayndah Wreck Site 14.6km S

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	29.0	28.9	27.9	26.0	23.5	21.2	20.8	21.8	24.2	25.4	26.7	28.1
Mean Min. °C	21.2	21.1	19.4	16.3	12.8	10.5	9.0	9.6	12.7	15.7	18.2	20.0
Mean Rain mm	141.3	125.9	99.6	79.0	107.2	69.0	27.9	40.5	32.9	79.0	95.5	136.3