Frances (1839)
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Frances |
| Port of registry: | Port Adelaide |
| Builder: | William Paterson, Encounter Bay |
| Completed: | 1839 |
| Fate: | Wrecked, Neptune Islands, SA 1840 |
| Notes: | Wooden Hull |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Cutter |
| Tonnage: | 7 tons |
| Length: | 24 ft 0 in (7.32 m) |
| Beam: | 8 ft 0 in (2.44 m) |
| Depth: | 4 ft 6 in (1.37 m) |
| Crew: | 5 |
Frances was a cutter built in 1839 at Encounter Bay, South Australia. It was wrecked on South Neptune Island on 29 August 1840.[1][2] It was reported that the crew survived the wrecking event, came ashore and survived on a diet of penguin for 50 days before sending 2 people in a dinghy to Port Lincoln to seek help. Those remaining at South Neptune Island were subsequently rescued.[3] While the wreck site is protected by the Commonwealth Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976 and its location is recorded as being at 35°33′00″S 136°12′00″E / 35.55000°S 136.20000°ECoordinates: 35°33′00″S 136°12′00″E / 35.55000°S 136.20000°E, as of 2004 it had not been found.[4][5]
References
- ↑ ‘Frances’, Australian National Shipwreck Database at https://apps5a.ris.environment.gov.au/shipwreck/public/wreck/wreck.do?key=5369, retrieved 03/07/2012.
- ↑ Christopher, P.; (1990), South Australian Shipwrecks: A Database (1802-1989), Society for Underwater Historical Research, North Adelaide, SA, pp 64. (ISBN 0 9588006 1 8)
- ↑ ’Latest from Port Lincoln,’ Southern Australian (Adelaide, SA, 1838 - 1844), Tuesday 3 November 1840, page 3.
- ↑ ‘Frances’, Australian National Shipwreck Database at https://apps5a.ris.environment.gov.au/shipwreck/public/wreck/wreck.do?key=5369, retrieved 03/07/2012.
- ↑ Baker, J. L. (2004), Towards a System of Ecologically Representative Marine Protected Areas in South Australian Marine Bioregions - Technical Report. Prepared for Coast and Marine Conservation Branch, Department for Environment and Heritage, South Australia. page 74, at , retrieved 21/07/2012.
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