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The Barquentine "Speculant" and its Anchor
The 3-masted iron barquentine Speculant was built in 1895. It was wrecked at Cape Patten, Victoria under the command of Captain Jacobson...
Steve Reynolds
Aug 5, 20243 min read
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The Anchor From the Children Shipwreck
According to Bing Copilot, “Nestled within the Bay of Islands Coastal Park, Childers Cove echoes a tragic chapter. In 1839, the wooden...
Steve Reynolds
Jul 18, 20243 min read
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VR dive on the wreck of the South Australian
I can finally dive on the 1837 wreck of the 238-ton barque South Australian at Victor Harbor, through the magic of VR! The story of the...
Steve Reynolds
Jul 11, 20242 min read
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The New Port Anchor
This large stocked anchor is now located at the corner of at the Port River end of Torrens Avenue at New Port: - It was only placed there...
Steve Reynolds
Jun 25, 20242 min read
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Anchors at Semaphore Jetty
On Christmas Eve 1991, I took myself for a solo scuba dive at Semaphore jetty. My dive log book reports that I found an old anchor...
Steve Reynolds
Jun 25, 20243 min read
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The Anchors from the Marie Gabrielle
The Marie Gabrielle (or Gabriel), a three-masted wooden barque, was wrecked near Princetown, Victoria, Australia, on the 24th of...
Steve Reynolds
Jun 20, 20241 min read
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The Anchors from the Fiji
Two large anchors from the 1375-ton 3-masted iron barque Fiji have been set in concrete on Wreck Beach near Princetown and Port Campbell...
Steve Reynolds
Mar 10, 20242 min read
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The wreck of the Speke
I wish to speak about the Speke, a 1906 shipwreck at Phillip Island, Victoria. I had heard about the wreck through books such as...
Steve Reynolds
Feb 20, 20245 min read
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Report: ‘David Witton’ Anchor
Report: ‘David Witton’ Anchor - (Anchor belonging to ‘David Witton’ brig) by Amanda Ward, MARITIME ARCHAEOLOGY, FLINDERS UNIVERSITY This...
Steve Reynolds
Dec 17, 20236 min read
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But Which Swiftsure Is It? (plus anchors from the Swiftsure & the Foam)
In 1991, the Australian Navy retrieved a ship’s anchor at Voaden Point (to the north of Cape Sidmouth) in far north Queensland (FNQ). It...
Steve Reynolds
Dec 1, 202310 min read
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The Bower Anchor from the David Witton
The 2-masted, 271-ton wooden brig David Witton (NOT ‘Whitton’) was wrecked at Port Noarlunga during a storm in the early hours of 18th...
Steve Reynolds
Sep 4, 20234 min read
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The Kedge Anchor from the Loch Ard
According to the web page found at http://vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/shipwrecks/heritage/417, “One of two located anchors was raised for the...
Steve Reynolds
Nov 12, 20224 min read
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The Anchor from the Nashwauk
I recently revisited Moana for the first time in about 20 months it seems. I was quite surprised to find that the large (3m-long) anchor...
Steve Reynolds
Aug 23, 20223 min read
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Anchor from the 1852 wreck of the Eglinton
Brad Willsea says that this anchor at the Fremantle shipwreck museum is from the 1852 wreck of the Eglinton: - The Eglinton’s anchor...
Steve Reynolds
Jun 14, 20221 min read
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Anchor from Capt. Cook's Endeavour
In June 1770, explorer James Cook’s ship Endeavour lost an anchor when they ran aground on what is now called Endeavour Reef. The anchor...
Steve Reynolds
May 20, 20221 min read
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Anchors from HMS Porpoise
Explorer Matthew Flinders was onboard HMS Porpoise when it was wrecked in 1803 at a location now known as Wreck Reef. Ben Cropp found the...
Steve Reynolds
May 20, 20221 min read
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More on the Anchors from HMS Sirius
Further to Some of the Anchors from HMS Sirius, when some of the details were posted on our Facebook page, Tim Smith pointed out that his...
Steve Reynolds
May 19, 20223 min read
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Some of the Anchors from HMS Sirius
Some of the Anchors from HMS Sirius by Steve Reynolds The best bower anchor from HMS Sirius was let go in Sydney Bay, Norfolk Island in...
Steve Reynolds
May 17, 20221 min read
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