KERMANDIE

Statement of Significance

Physical Description
Construction Material	Wood
Rig	Ketch
Hull Details	Wood; 1 deck, 2 masts; elliptical stern; carvel built;no galleries; scroll head
Propulsion	Sail
Number of Masts	2
Length / Breadth / Depth	65.8 Feet / 18.5 Feet / 5.2 Feet
History
Builder	Thomas Inches
Built Date	1883
Built Port / Country	Hospital Bay, Huon River, Tasmania / Australia
Registration Number	7 of 1888
Registration Port / Country	Melbourne / Australia
Details	The ketch Kermandie was employed transporting granite from Cape Woolamai for use in buildings in Melbourne. On its last voyage, a gale swept through Bass Strait and the vessel disappeared without trace. "Fears are entertained for the safety of the ketch KERMANDIE which left Western Port last Saturday afternoon bound for Melbourne laden with granite from Cape Woolamai. No tidings of her have been reported along the coast and it is expected she foundered during the severe gale of Saturday night. She has a crew of 3 hands, one a married man whose wife and children are in Sydney." 'An extensive search by the government steamer LADY LOCH along Wilsons Promontory, Yanakie Beach and the Glennies failed to locate any sign of the ship or its crew. The KERMANDIE was on one of its regular voyages from the quarry operated by Chambers and Clutten on the north side of Cape Woolamai to Melbourne. Stone was used in the facing of a building in Collins Street."
Voyage Details
Date Lost	10/12/1892
Voyage	from Cape Woolamai, Phillip Island to Melbourne
Cargo	Up to 50 tons of granite from the Cape Woolamai quarry.
Owner	23 April 1888:Louisa Marion Burgess
Master of Vessel	Captain Andrew Henrikson
Weather conditions	Severe gales along entire south coast since the Saturday the vessel left port.
Cause of Loss	Not known
Further Details
Number of Passengers	0
Number of Crew Members	2
Comments on Crew Members	Andrew Jackson, mate. Martin Lawson, cook.