Shipwreck stories
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SS City of Launceston (1863 - 1865)
SS City of Launceston was a 368 ton Clyde-built steamship built to order for the fledgling Launceston and Melbourne Steam Navigation Company. Its early role in colonial steam shipping was the forerunner of the Bass Strait ferry service.
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Mahogany ship
Oak samples, possibly connected with an historic shipwreck were discovered buried deep in sand dunes near Warrnambool. Could they be the last remains of the legendary "Mahogany Ship"?
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Loch Ard bell
The ship's bell is one of the most important fittings on a ship. It sounded the time and watches, regulating the daily routine of life on board. This bell is the Loch Ard's main bell.
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Lightning
The record-breaking Lightning was one of the world's best known extreme clipper ships. The Lightning survey project uncovered evidence of the wreck in Corio Bay, Geelong.
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Clonmel
Early on the morning of January 2 1841 the paddle steamer PS Clonmel, shuddered to a halt on a sand bar at the entrance of what is now known as Port Albert.
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Cerberus
The former flagship of the Victorian Colonial Navy, HMVS Cerberus is internationally significant as a surviving example of a turret ship, or breastwork monitor class of warship.