SS ''Brisbane'' was an 85.8 metres long passenger, cargo and mail ship, built by

A & J Inglis A & J Inglis Limited, was a shipbuilding firm founded by Anthony Inglis (shipbuilder), Anthony Inglis and his brother John, engineers and shipbuilders in the Partick area of Glasgow, Scotland in 1862. The firm built over 500 ships in a period o ...

, Pointhouse, Glasgow, launched in 1874. It was owned by the Eastern & Australian Mail Steamship Co Ltd. On 10 October 1881 it struck the Fish Reef near Quail Island, 26 miles from

Port Darwin Port Darwin is the port in Darwin, Northern Territory, and is the most northerly port in Australia. The port has operated in a number of locations, including Stokes Hill Wharf, Cullen Bay, and East Arm Wharf. Since 2015, the port has bee ...

, while heading there with cargo from

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

. All passengers and crew were landed safely. However within a fortnight the stranded Brisbane had broken her back and had to be abandoned.

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