HMQS Gayundah - Woody Point, Queensland
S 27° 15.680 E 153° 06.455
56J E 510648 N 6984614
A square bronze plaque Historical Marker is attached to the brickwork of the Orientation Table near the HMQS Gayundah wreck.
Waymark Code: WM180RQ
Location: Queensland, Australia
Date Posted: 05/05/2023
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This square bronze plaque is fixed by four bolts to the orange brick structure that looks a little like a fish cleaning bench with a basin at the southern end of it. The plaque is on the road side of the structure. The cast inscription of the patinaed plaque reads:
HMQS. GAYUNDAH
A UNIT of QUEENSLANDs EARLY NAVY
LAUNCHED NEWCASTLE ON TYNE
13th MARCH 1884 SPEED 10 KNOTS
ARMAMENT 1-8" 1-6" B.L. GUNS.
(CAPT. H. TOWNLEY-WRIGHT T.N.)
RESTS HERE AFTER 76 YRS. AFLOAT
PLAQUE STRUCK
by
NAVAL ASSN. of AUSTRALIA
QLD. SECTION
A much smaller rectangular bronze plaque is to the left, which explains when the plaque was placed, as follows:
This plaque was unveiled
by
The Governor of Queensland
His Excellency Sir Henry Abel Smith
K.C.M.G. K.C.V.O. D.S.O.
on
Trafalgar Day
21st October 1961
For a great deal more of information on the HMQS Gayundah, there are other Waymarks relating to this wreck such as:
- Shipwreck
- Another Historical Marker, nearer the wreck
- Wikipedia, and
- Tourist Attraction
Address: Gayundah Esplanade, Woody Point, Queensland, 4019, Australia
Visited: 0942, Saturday, 23 July, 2022