02-14 was an Australian Air Sea Rescue Boat. Constructed in 1942 by Spring and Dinard in Brisbane, she was 48 feet long and originally ran Three Chrysler six cylinder engines.Based on the British design “Whaleback” by Hubert Scott Paine this type of hull was renowned for seaworthiness. Built for the Royal Australian Navy originally 15…
SS alert found off Cape Schank. The SS Alert was an iron screw steamship that foundered in a severe gale off Cape Schank, Victoria Australia on the 28th December 1893, resulting in the loss of 15 of the 16 people on board. Alert was found by Souther Ocean Exploration in 2007 after 113 years lost…
The Carlisle, an 1890 iron barque, sank in Bass Strait on August 6, 1890, after hitting an uncharted rock near Crocodile Rock. Traveling from Melbourne to Newcastle in ballast, the 23 crew abandoned ship and survived. The wreck was rediscovered in 2017 by the CSIRO’s research vessel Investigator. Scientists scanning the bottom of Bass Strait…
The SS Vicky (originally known as the Caldare) departed Sydney on June 22, 1956, bound for Melbourne to tow a dredge. While navigating a severe storm off Wilsons Promontory, a faulty valve disabled the ship’s engine, causing her to lose steam. The vessel subsequently took on water, listed, and capsized. The SS Vicky is a…
Divers have uncovered the wreckage of the City of Hobart, which sank off the eastern Victorian coast in 1877. Surveyors scanning the seabed for a proposed offshore wind farm site helped locate the wreckage. What’s next? The site will be preserved and is protected under federal heritage laws. On July 21, 1877, an iron steamer…
This ship in extremely good condition is dived by experienced divers using a redundant gas supply .Dives are run on regular basis from Eagle hawk dive center .https://eaglehawkdive.com.au Due to the ravages of time the stern section is showing signs of collapse as of 2025. Technical Dives are also run to the SS Tasman. IANTD…
IANTD dives this wreck on an annual basis through Aquability Mentone .These trips are organized through IANTD Instructor Trainer Mark Ryan. https://aquability.com.au The Lake Illawarra was a steel, single screw, steam turbine motor vessel bulk carrier. The Lake Illawarra sank after running into and demolishing part of the Tasman Bridge that crossed the Derwent River…
IANTD divers visited the wreck sites in 2015 before illegal salvage was undertaken . The HMAS Perth was sunk along with the USS Houston during the battle for Java in 1942, they are unprotected from illegal salvage. IANTD dived the HMAS Perth and USS Houston in 2015. At that stage both vessels were relatively complete…
HMAS Sydney II was a Modified Leander class Cruiser of the Royal Australian Navy. Built in 1935 she was purchased by the Australian Government .THE Sydney had an effective service in the Mediteranean Sea in 1940 with her 6 inch guns. On 19 November 1941, off the coast of Western Australia, she fought the disguised…
Sinking of the Centaur The Centaur, 2/3rd Australian Hospital Ship, was a motor passenger ship converted in early 1943 for use as a hospital ship. In November 1941 it had rescued survivors of the German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran after it had sunk and been sunk by HMAS Sydney. On 12 May 1943 the Centaur sailed…