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Location Nepean Reef, Port Phillip Heads VHR Number S673 Date lost 23/08/1949 Year of construction 1913 Official number 132442

Statement of Significance

Physical Description
Construction Material	Steel
Hull Details	2 decks, elliptical stern, clincher built, straight head. Upper deck steel 2nd Iron cantilever frames, tanks amidships, cargo battens not fitted Cellular construction of double bottom, flat keel, 6 bulkheads cemented
Propulsion	Steam - Screw
Engine Builder	1 quadruple expansion 4 cylinder stroke 45 built by Richardson Westgarth & Co Ltd, Hartlepool
Number of Masts	2
Length / Breadth / Depth	340.0 Feet / 48.3 Feet / 21.8 Feet
History
Builder	J. Priestman & Co
Built Date	1913
Built Port / Country	Sunderland / England
Registration Number	8 of 1913
Registration Port / Country	Melbourne / Australia
Details	Court of Marine Inquiry found that steering gear had failed as vessel ntered Heads. Fault lay with Lloyd's surveyor for not detecti/ng fault. Vessel had been classified Al. No blame attachable to master. Two Queenscliff fishermen purchased weck for 950 pounds (insured value 30,000 pounds)and its timber cargo - handsome profit. Cargo and most fittings of value recovered. Wreck visible until early 1960s, until during a storm it slid off northern side of Nepean reef and broke up in 20 feet of water. The most noteworthy shipwreck to date at the heads.
Voyage Details
Date Lost	23/08/1949
Voyage	from Sydney to Melbourne
Cargo	Sugar (3,000 tons), timber, general cargo, coal
Owner	Australian Steamships Pty Ltd (Howard Smith & Co.)
Cause of Loss	Steering failed and the vessel struck Corsair Rock attempting to enter Port Phillip
Further Details
Number of Passengers	0
Number of Crew Members	0