DUNDEE

Statement of Significance

Physical Description
Construction Material	Wood
Rig	Barque
Propulsion	Sail
Number of Masts	3
Length / Breadth / Depth	0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
History
Built Date	1840
Built Port / Country	Sunderland / England
Registration Port / Country	Dundee /
Details	The barque Dundee parted from the government mooring at Port Fairy during a violent south easterly gale. There was no loss of life, but the vessel went to pieces on the beach. The barque Inellan was also destroyed at Port Fairy in the same gale.
Voyage Details
Date Lost	27 Feb 1854
Voyage	from Portland to London
Cargo	900 bales of wool
Owner	J. Bome
Cause of Loss	Parted chains and beached. (gale tore out the windlass).
Further Details
Number of Passengers	0
Number of Crew Members	0