TRUGANINI

Statement of Significance

Physical Description
Construction Material	Wood
Rig	Schooner
Hull Details	Vessel was rebuilt from a hulk in Hobart in 1839 having been purchased for 400 pounds at a government auction.
Propulsion	Sail
Number of Masts	2
Length / Breadth / Depth	56.2 Feet / 17.2 Feet / 10.0 Feet
History
Builder	William Williamson
Built Date	1839
Built Port / Country	Hobart, Tasmania / Australia
Details	The Tasmanian schooner Truganini attempted to seek shelter in Lady s Bay (Refuge Cove). In the darkness, the vessel ran onto rocks and began to break up. All on board reached safety. After the loss of the schooner Truganini, the Port Phillip Gazette reported, "...we regret to announce the total wreck of the schooner Truganini, Capt. Griffiths, bound from this port to Hobart Town on Saturday night last in Lady's Bay. The captain, it seems, was compelled through stress of weather to bear up for Lady's Bay and in the darkness ran upon the rocks and the vessel immediately went to pieces. The crew and passengers reached the shore in safety. Captain Griffiths despatched some of the crew to Melbourne for assistance and provisions having lost all on board; the Seahorse fell in with the boat outside the heads and took the crew on board and towed the boat into Hobsons Bay (Port Phillip Gazette 3 December 1842). The following was salvaged: 3 anchors; 2 chain cables and hawse pipes; 1 topsial chain tye and sheet; 2 bowsprit shrouds; 4 chainplates; 1 mainmast and aquantity of standing and running rigging; 1 lead cistern;1 cap and 1 cross tree; 1 log reel; some handspikes (see notice in Hobart Town Courier 24 Feb. 1843).
Voyage Details
Date Lost	25/11/1842
Voyage	from Melbourne to Hobart
Cargo	6 cases, 2 chests, 4 boxes wearing apparel, 1 hat box,
Owner	Mr Bilton Jr. and Mr Biscoe Jr.
Master of Vessel	Captain Thomas Griffiths
Cause of Loss	Steering failed entering Port Phillip Heads, ran ashore onCorsair rock
Further Details
Number of Passengers	0
Number of Crew Members	0