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The SS Kadie was an iron screw steamship (coaster) built in Scotland specifically to transport cargo from Malgas to Cape Town. It was wrecked on 17 November 1866 at the mouth of the Breede River near Port Beaufort in the Western Cape. The vessel was part of a small fleet of coastal steamers that served the agricultural and trading communities along the Breede River, linking the interior to Cape Town. The wreck site is located in the Breede River estuary, and the ship's remains are a tangible reminder of 19th-century maritime commerce in the region. Port Beaufort itself was a key port for the export of wool, grain, and other produce from the Overberg area during the mid-1800s.

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