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Dicky grounded near Caloundra Head in 1893.
History
Name	Dicky
Builder	Gebruder Howdalt, Kiel, Germany
Launched	1883
Fate	Wrecked 4 February 1893
General characteristics
Tonnage	226 gross

Dicky was a 226-gross ton steamer, built by Gebruder Howdalt, Kiel in 1883.

Fate

On 4 February 1893, while steaming in bad weather off the coast of Queensland, Australia, Dicky was blown ashore at Caloundra, on a stretch of coast now known as Dicky Beach.

Partial wreck removal

The Sunshine Coast Council began removing the visible parts of the wreck on 30 July 2015.

Citations

1. ^ "SS Dicky". Australian National Shipwreck Database. Australian Government - Department of Environment. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
2. "SS Dicky removal: Sunshine Coast locals say goodbye to visible remains of 122-year-old shipwreck". ABC News, Thursday 30 July 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.

• 1883 ships
• Ships built in Kiel
• Maritime incidents in 1893
• Shipwrecks of Queensland