Carlisle
Posted by Webmaster on July 13 2026 16:29:29
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 in a "lawn-mowing" operation have stumbled on an 1890 shipwreck and uncovered more than they expected.
The CSIRO has released footage of the wreck, which was first detected last year as a "blip" in waters between Tasmania and Victoria.
The footage comes from scientists on board the research ship Investigator as it makes its way down Australia's east coast, surveying more wrecks along the way. After last year's discovery, IANTD volunteers from the Maritime Archaeological Association of Victoria visited the site and identified it as the barque Carlisle in 2018.
Heritage Victoria senior maritime archaeologist Peter Harvey said the Carlisle was a 26-year-old collier which was bound for Newcastle from Melbourne in 1890 when it sank.
