Phoenix Shoal

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Name The Phoenix was a British ship of 500 tons, built-in 1810. It was wrecked a little to seaward of Phoenix Shoal in Simon's Bay on 19 July 1829 while on a voyage from Ceylon with passengers and a cargo of sundries, part of which was saved. No lives were lost. She was armed with two cast-iron cannon. Some of the iron ballast can be seen on the reef, while her stem lies buried in the sand. Depth: Maximum depth is about 10 m. Parts of the shoal reach the surface, and there is an extensive area…