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 and speed . Fifteen of this type…
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. While designed as a steamer, for the ship’s journey out to Australia, SS Alert was…
The Carlisle was a 3 masted iron Barque ship built in 1864. She sank in Bass Strait on the 6th of August 1890 , while traveling from Melbourne to Newcastle. The ship hit an uncharted rock near Crocodile Rock off Wilsons Promontory . The 23 crew abandoned ship in Lifeboats and survived. The wreck was…
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…
IANTD Divers have identified 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…
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…
Gallipoli ship mystery laid to rest By Melissa Fyfe June 6, 2005 Members of the Southern Ocean Exploration dive group explore the shipwreck of TSS Kanowna, which sank off Wilsons Promontory in 1929 after striking a rock. It is a Saturday in late April, on a boat in Bass Strait. Four middle-aged men are high-fiving…