SS Nemesis (1880)

SS Nemesis was a 1,393-ton cargo vessel built by Thomas Turnbull & Sons at Whitby in 1880. While on a voyage from Newcastle to Melbourne laden with coal and coke, she foundered south off Sydney on 8/9 July 1904 during a storm, with the loss of 32 crew.

Service
Designed as a collier for the coastal transport of coal from Newcastle to Melbourne. She was fitted out to transport passengers during the Coolgardie gold rush in Western Australia in the early 1890s. Afterwards, she was refitted and used again to transport coal and coke between Newcastle and Melbourne.

Wreck identification
In 2021 a wreck was found and it was in September 2023 that it was positively identified by a surveying vessel looking for lost shipping containers. The Department of Planning & Environment announced the identification to the public in February 2024.