Denis Sullivan (shipbuilder)

Denis Sullivan was an Australian shipbuilder and key figure in the development of the town of Coopernook.[1] He built ships at Coopernook, Cape Hawke, Berrys Bay and Clarence Town. He died in 1916 in Balmain, New South Wales.

Ships built

Ship Built Tons Notes
Bellengara
Bellinger
Bowra
Coopernook
Duroby
Ellerslie 1906 252 tons Ran aground and was wrecked on 22 May 1913
Gwendoline
Hall Caine 214 tons Capsized and sank in 1937
Hastings
Maggie
Otus 1914 80 tons Ran aground and was wrecked on 17 January 1923
Perseverance 1874 133 tons
Potts and Paul 1885 12 tons Caught fire and sank in 1941
Premier
Pyrmont
Rock Lilly
Seymour
Storm King
Tully
Victor
Wandra 1907 164 tons Wrecked off Drum and Drumsticks, Jervis Bay, New South Wales on 15 November 1915
Wauchope 1887 196 tons Caught fire on 1 August 1919 and sank near Portsea, Victoria

References

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