UNIDENTIFIED ANSER ISLAND

Location

South Point of Anser Island, Wilsons Promontory

VHR Number

S29

Date lost

n.a.

Statement of Significance

Although the site has been located and inspected, the significance of the vessel cannot be determined due to the lack of historical sources and accuracy of identification.

Physical Description

Hull Details Standing bowsprit, square stern, carvel built, wooden framed, no galleries, billet head, felt and yellow metalled in 1861 over copper fastenings. 2 decks, 3 masts. Ship-rigged when surveyed in Sydney in 1852, but newspaper reports refer to the vessel as

Length / Breadth / Depth 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0

History

Details
The only facts known about the unidentified wreck on Anser Island are that it was a nineteenth century sailing vessel built from North American timber. How it came to be there and what became of the crew remain a mystery.

Voyage Details

Date Lost n.a.

Cargo
Possibly coal

Further Details

Number of Passengers 0

Number of Crew Members 0

Physical Description
Hull Details	Standing bowsprit, square stern, carvel built, wooden framed, no galleries, billet head, felt and yellow metalled in 1861 over copper fastenings. 2 decks, 3 masts. Ship-rigged when surveyed in Sydney in 1852, but newspaper reports refer to the vessel as
Length / Breadth / Depth	0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0

Details	The only facts known about the unidentified wreck on Anser Island are that it was a nineteenth century sailing vessel built from North American timber. How it came to be there and what became of the crew remain a mystery.


Date Lost	n.a.
Cargo	Possibly coal

Number of Passengers	0
Number of Crew Members	0

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