SS City of Sydney wreck (Green Cape) – protected historic wreck
The SS City of Sydney, a Glasgow-built steamship launched in 1854, struck rocks in fog near Green Cape on the night of 5–6 November 1862 and sank; everyone aboard reached Eden in the ship's boats. She lies heavily broken up on rocky reef with kelp and sponges at 15–21 m, with a large engine, the prop shaft and the stern section (propeller, rudder, part of the hull) on its starboard side and two anchors to the south-east. As a wreck over 75 years old it is protected historic shipwreck, look-only.
Facts
- Region: New South Wales – Byron Bay to Eden (Australia)
- Area: Eden & Far South Coast
- Depth: 15–21 m
- Level: advanced
- Current: strong
- Type: wreck
- Coordinates: -37.25622, 150.01233
- Highlights: large engine, prop shaft, stern section, kelp and sponges
- Permit: No permit, but the wreck is protected as a historic shipwreck (over 75 years old): do not remove or disturb anything.
- Tips: Wrecks more than 75 years old are automatically protected under Australian heritage law (the Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976, now the Underwater Cultural Heritage Act 2018): look and photograph, never remove or disturb anything. About 30 km from Eden and divable only in calm seas; usually a private boat is needed (anchor about 50 m out from the corner of City Rock) or a small boat from Womboyn with a bar-crossing window. Position is the published GPS (WGS84).