The SS Maria was a metal-hulled steamship built in 1894. In in 1910 commissioned to move the possessions of Joseph of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, the crown princess' husband. Apart from bringing his personal possessions it also carried other valuables on board. On July 19 1910 the ship was making its way around the Stephen Headland when it hit a reef. The ship remained grounded but soon it began to capsize. The crew on board managed to abandon ship but everything else was lost and the ship sunk to the bottom.