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Carlotta B Olifantsbos Olifantsbos Point Struck Albatross Rock in the morning and went ashore to 1886/08/07
become a total wreck. Possibly position is Blaauwberg, 6
miles north of Cape Point. No lives lost.

Caterina Doge Cape Point Oliphantsbos / Drifted close inshore and was wrecked north of 1886/06/03
North of Oliphantsbos. Lost near Matroos Dam at Cape Point. Lies
Matroosdam 300 yards from Oliphatsbos Point. 7 miles north of the
Kafir and the Star of Africa.
Vessel broke up rapidly and 5 lives lost - mate, 2nd mate,
2 seamen and a cabin boy were drowned. Victims buried
at the Italian cemetery (Italiaanse Kerkhof) near
Olifantsbos.
Clan Monroe Kommetjie Slangkop The ship struck the rocks nearly opposite where the 1905/07/02
Lighthouse (200m Slangkop Lighthouse now stands. It appears that there
north of) was a haze over the shore that day, and although the
weather to the west of the vessel had cleared, the shore
was obscured, and it was only spotted
Dahomian Kommetjie Near Sunk by U-852 1944/04/01

East Indian Cape Point 637 km, 233 Sunk by U-181. 1942/11/03
(off) degrees of Cape
Point
East London Dry Chapmans Chapmans Peak Grounded and lost. 1984/05/01
Dock Caisson Peak (off)
Fire Thorne 96 km 265 96 km 265 degrees Sunk by U-172. 1942/10/07
degrees of of Slangkop Point
Slangkop Pt.

Firethorn Cape Cape Penisula (off) Sunk by German submarine 1942/10/07
Peninsula
Flying Dutchman Cape Point Cape Point Vessel reputed to have foundered in heavy weather as 1640/01/01
captain tried to round Cape. Legend has it that the
phantom ship still sails the waters around the Peninsula.