The Elingamite Finds The Three Kings (1902)

When the Elingamite hit heavy fog her captain believed that she had safely passed the Three Kings Islands. Instead the ship and over a hundred people would find themselves wrecked on the rocks and trying desperately to survive.  Name: Elingamite  Size: 2585 Tons  Launched: 1887 Sank: 1902 Sources:  http://www.tynebuiltships.co.uk/E-Ships/elingamite1887.html https://teara.govt.nz/en/shipwrecks/page-4 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/13667955 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW19070123.2.167.10 https://teara.govt.nz/en/1966/disasters-and-mishaps-shipwrecks/page-7 https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/kelly-tarlton/ https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/sunken-gold-the-treasure-of-the-elihgamite/ https://passengers.history.sa.gov.au/node/925048