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"Star of Greece"Print Page 
A plaque commemorates the crew that lost their lives during the wrecking of the "Star of Greece" in 1888.
It was unveiled on the centenary of the shipwreck.
Location
| Address: | The Esplanade, Port Willunga, 5173 |
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| State: | SA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -35.259248 Long: 138.461815 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Disaster |
| Sub-Theme: | Maritime |
| Actual Event STart Date: | 13-July-1888 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 13-July-1888 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Wednesday 13th July, 1988 |
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Star of Greece
This plaque is dedicated to the memory of the crew that lost their lives during the wrecking of the three-masted iron sailing ship Star of Greece during a violent storm of 13 July 1888.
The shipwreck is located a kilometre north of this point.
The Hon. D. J. Hopgood, B.A., Ph. D., M.P., Deputy Premier, Minister for Environment and Planning, Trustee of the State Heritage on the centenary of the wrecking
13 July 1988.
