SWALLOW

Location Port Phillip Bay, between West and Loelia Channels VHR Number S637 Date lost 02/06/1922 Year of construction 1860 Official number 41533

Statement of Significance

Physical Description
Construction Material	Wood
Rig	Ketch
Propulsion	Sail
Engine Builder	30 HP oil Engine
Number of Masts	2
Length / Breadth / Depth	51.2 Feet / 15.7 Feet / 6.0 Feet
History
Built Date	1860
Built Port / Country	Wellington, SA / Australia
Registration Number	1886
Registration Port / Country	Melbourne / Australia
Details	Served sixty years in service around coast and in Port Phillip. Some cargo floated away. Fresh northerly blowing. Captain sent for tugs but unable to free the vessel. By 12 June the Vessel was listing and embedded in the sand so it was abondoned . Formerly a fishing cutter. Purchased after World War I for Apollo Bay. Formerly owned by J. Holten and G. Wood(1922) Blew ashore at Apollo Bay in January 1922 but was refloated. (Apollo Bay remained relatively isolated until Great Ocean Road completed in 1930s.)
Voyage Details
Date Lost	02/06/1922
Voyage	from Melbourne to Apollo Bay
Owner	Apollo Bay Shipping Co Pty Ltd
Master of Vessel	Captain Duqueim
Weather conditions	Fresh northerly wind
Cause of Loss	Went ashore and settled in the sand
Further Details
Number of Passengers	0
Number of Crew Members	0