ELIZA DAVIES

Location Bass Strait, 10 miles east of Wilsons Promontory VHR Number S218 Date lost 02 Aug 1924 Year of construction 1887 Official number 93584

Statement of Significance

Physical Description
Construction Material	Wood
Rig	Ketch
Hull Details	Auxiliary ketch One deck, round stern, carvel built, billet head, onebulkhead. Vessel re-measured and re-registered 4/3/1912 Not metal sheathed - bottom painted
Propulsion	Sail
Number of Masts	2
Length / Breadth / Depth	73.6 Feet / 20.8 Feet / 6.2 Feet
History
Builder	George Frost
Built Date	1887
Built Port / Country	Brisbane Water, New South Wales / Australia
Registration Number	4 of 1912
Registration Port / Country	Melbourne / Australia
Former Details of Registration	No. 4 of 1890 ; No. 45 of 1888
Details	One of the last of sailing traders, the ketch Eliza Davies was loaded with timber when it was disabled in a gale. The steamer Chronos attempted to tow the vessel to safety, but it sank ten miles to the east of Wilsons Promontory.
Voyage Details
Date Lost	02 Aug 1924
Voyage	from Wynyard to Melbourne
Cargo	Timber
Owner	Charles Christie Thompson, timber agent, 90 Queen
Master of Vessel	Captain James O Neill
Cause of Loss	Foundered at sea whilst under tow , 10 miles east of Wilson s Promontory.
Further Details
Number of Passengers	0
Number of Crew Members	4