MIRANDA

Location Miranda Bay, Wilsons Promontory VHR Number S470 Date lost 07/08/1852 Year of construction 1846 Official number none

Statement of Significance

Physical Description
Construction Material	Wood
Rig	Brig
Propulsion	Sail
Engine Specification	N/A
Engine Builder	N/A
Number of Masts	2
Length / Breadth / Depth	76.1 Feet / 20.6 Feet / 11.3 Feet
History
Builder	John Watson
Built Date	1846
Built Port / Country	Hobart, Tasmania / Australia
Registration Number	38 of 1846
Registration Port / Country	Hobart / Australia
Former Details of Registration	Tonnage: 127 tons (32, 132 & 212), 150 tons (23) 172 tons (232) Ship dimensions (32 & 212)
Details	The wooden brigantine Miranda was a regular Bass Strait trader from Hobart and Launceston to Port Albert. It carried general cargo and building material to Port Albert and livestock to Tasmania. The vessel anchored in the shelter of Rabbit Island on a voyage from Hobart to Port Albert in August 1852. A strong south easterly caused the vessel to part from both anchors, and it went ashore in a cove on Wilson's Promontory that now bears its name. No lives were lost, but the vessel was subsequently condemned, and burnt on the beach where it lay.
Voyage Details
Date Lost	07/08/1852
Voyage	from Hobart to Port Albert
Cargo	Hull: Copper sheathed and fastened (232) General cargo and building materials from Hobart & Launceston, Tas, to Port Albert and livestock from Port Albert to Tas.
Owner	Capt. Godfrey Vaughan Bentley and John Reeve
Master of Vessel	Captain George Bentley (2 & 8)
Weather conditions	Weather SE force 10 clear
Cause of Loss	At anchor when driven ashore by gale conditions. Burnt on beach.
Further Details
Number of Passengers	0
Number of Crew Members	0