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SIERRA NEVADA
LocationPort Phillip Heads, Point Nepean, Portsea Back Beach VHR NumberS620 Date lost09/05/1900 Year of construction1877 Official number78711 |
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Statement of Significance
Sierra Nevada is historically significant and representative of a small group of large iron-hulled international cargo sailing vessels wrecked on Victoria's west coast. Sierra Nevada has some social significance as the events surrounding the wreck and its aftermath represented extreme ends of the local community's social values. As part of the group of iron-hulled trading vessels wrecked on the west coast, Sierra Nevada's cargo helps makes up part of the picture of the particular tastes of ... more
| Physical Description | |
|---|---|
| Construction Material | Iron |
| Hull Details | Iron; 2 decks; poop 50 ft, fore 32 ft; bar keel 9 ft; 1 bulk-head, cemented; draught 21 ft; mounded depth 25'4", freeboard amidships 4'11" |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Number of Masts | 3 |
| Length / Breadth / Depth | 133.0 Feet / 37.6 Feet / 23.5 Feet |
| History | |
| Builder | Oswald Mordaunt & Co |
| Built Date | 1877 |
| Built Port / Country | Southampton / England |
| Registration Port / Country | Liverpool / England |
| Details |
Sierra Nevada was an iron-hulled three-masted sailing ship, built in 1877 in Southampton. Part of the Sierra fleet of fourteen vessels, Sierra Nevada was built predominantly for the Rangoon rice ... more |
| Voyage Details | |
| Date Lost | 09/05/1900 |
| Voyage | from Liverpool to Melbourne |
| Cargo |
Machinery, brandy, cotton, earthernware, Iron (bar, sheet) |
| Owner | Sierra Shipping Co (Thompson, Anderson and Co.) |
| Master of Vessel | Captain John Scott of Liverpool |
| Weather conditions |
Heavy gale |
| Cause of Loss |
Drifted ashore whilst waiting for the pilot |
| Further Details | |
| Number of Passengers | 0 |
| Number of Crew Members | 28 |