About Revisions SS Yongala Townsville / Airlie Beach, Queensland, Australia Max Depth: 91-100ft/28-30m Average Viz: 141-150ft/43-46m Entry Type: Boat Bottom Composition: Clay/Muck Aquatic Life: Plenty To See 8/15/2008 1:42 PM

The S.S. Yongala sank in a cyclone on the 23rd March 1911 and remained undiscovered for almost 50 years, not being positively identified until 1958. The wreck now lies on its starboard side in 14-28 metres of water and at 109m long is the largest and most intact, historic shipwreck in Australian waters.


It has now become known as one of the world’s top wreck dives and certainly one of Australia’s best dive sites due to the prolific variety of marine life. Giant Queensland gropers hang beneath the stern while schools of trevally and cobia congregate around the depths of the wreck. Queenfish, barracuda, turtles, sea snakes, eagle rays and clown fish are just some of the other incredible life inhabiting the coral encrusted structure.