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The Sinking of the Kachidoki Maru & the Rakuyo Maru
As I wrote at The Rescue of Australian Prisoners of War following US attack on Japanese ships during WWII , on 12th September 1944 at...
Steve Reynolds
Oct 30, 20243 min read
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THE ISLANDS & SHIPWRECKS IN THE NEPTUNE ISLANDS
Île Morency in the South Neptune Islands in South Australia was named after Captain Morency, a French naval officer. It was named by the...
Steve Reynolds
Oct 4, 20243 min read
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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 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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Some Carronades in South Australia
According to this display at the South Australian Maritime Museum, there were six carronades on the deck of HMS Buffalo when it brought...
Steve Reynolds
Jul 27, 20234 min read
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The Wreck of the Koning Willem II
30th June 2023 marks the 166th anniversary of the grounding of the 800-ton Dutch barque Koning Willem II in Guichen Bay in 1857. The...
Steve Reynolds
Jan 19, 20233 min read
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The recent collapse of the Santiago’s mid-section
As posted on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=153425680794800&set=pcb.153425707461464 , Port River Cruises reported “The...
Steve Reynolds
Jan 16, 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 Changing State of the Ethel Wreck
The wreck of the Ethel has continuously changed since that fateful day when it was wrecked at Reef Head on the Yorke Peninsula on 2nd...
Steve Reynolds
Sep 14, 20222 min read
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MORE DETAILS ABOUT HMS SIRIUS
According to the article titled “Fifth Expedition to the Wreck of HMS “Sirius”, Norfolk Island, March 1990” in the late Neville Coleman’s...
Steve Reynolds
Jul 19, 20222 min read
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The Wreck of the Hesperus
People (over 50?) often say something like, “I look like the wreck of the Hesperus!”. Just what is it about the Hesperus? Hesperus was...
Steve Reynolds
May 25, 20224 min read
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More About HMS Sirius
HMS Sirius was built on the River Thames as a 3-masted Baltic trader in 1781. It is said to have originally been a coal-carrying vessel...
Steve Reynolds
May 21, 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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