FRANCIS HENTY

Location Sandringham Breakwater, Port Phillip Bay VHR Number S273 Date lost 1949 Year of construction 1889 Official number 95975

Statement of Significance

Physical Description
Construction Material	Iron
Rig	Other
Hull Details	Dredger; 99.01' propeller space, 35.89' crew space; 1 deck, schooner rigged, round stern, clincher built, no galleries or head
Propulsion	Steam - Screw
Engine Builder	one pair compound direct acting vertical, cyls 21", 42", stoke 2'6; 80 NHP, 500 IHP, 6 knots; length of an engine room 42.1'
Number of Masts	2
Length / Breadth / Depth	146.5 Feet / 32.2 Feet / 11.3 Feet
History
Builder	William Simons & Co., Renfrew
Built Date	1889
Built Port / Country	Renfrew / Scotland
Registration Number	18 of 1890
Registration Port / Country	Melbourne / Australia
Details	Registry cancelled 11 Sept. 1951. Initially a dredge, it was later used as a cable layer. Lies at end of the rocky breakwater near Sandringham Pier. In 1890 the dredge's master was W. Rodick
Voyage Details
Date Lost	1949
Owner	Melbourne Harbour Trust Commissioners Incorporated
Master of Vessel	W. Rodick
Cause of Loss	Scuttled for a breakwater
Further Details
Number of Passengers	0
Number of Crew Members	0