ST GEORGE

Location

St Leonards pier, Port Phillip Bay

VHR Number

S649

Date lost

1853

Year of construction

1827

Statement of Significance

Physical Description

Construction Material Wood

Rig Hulk

Propulsion Sail

Length / Breadth / Depth 0.0 Feet / 0.0 Feet / 0.0 Feet

History

Built Date 1827

Built Port / Country Chester / England

Details
One of two hulks used stern to stern as jetty until pier built from unsawn logs by George Ward Cole. During 1851-2 voyaged between London and Sydney. Ran onto rocks at Point Nepean in December 1852, and the pilot steered it ashore at Swan Bay. Refloated January 1853 and purchased by Cole and hulked.

Voyage Details

Date Lost 1853

Voyage from scuttled

Cargo
none

Owner George Ward Cole

Cause of Loss
Scuttled to form part of a jetty for the bay steamer Vesta

Further Details

Number of Passengers 0

Number of Crew Members 0

Physical Description
Construction Material	Wood
Rig	Hulk
Propulsion	Sail
Length / Breadth / Depth	0.0 Feet / 0.0 Feet / 0.0 Feet

Built Date	1827
Built Port / Country	Chester / England
Details	One of two hulks used stern to stern as jetty until pier built from unsawn logs by George Ward Cole. During 1851-2 voyaged between London and Sydney. Ran onto rocks at Point Nepean in December 1852, and the pilot steered it ashore at Swan Bay. Refloated January 1853 and purchased by Cole and hulked.


Date Lost	1853
Voyage	from scuttled
Cargo	none
Owner	George Ward Cole
Cause of Loss	Scuttled to form part of a jetty for the bay steamer Vesta

Number of Passengers	0
Number of Crew Members	0

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