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...
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Steve Reynolds
Dec 17, 20236 min read
Report: ‘David Witton’ Anchor
Report: ‘David Witton’ Anchor - (Anchor belonging to ‘David Witton’ brig) by Amanda Ward, MARITIME ARCHAEOLOGY, FLINDERS UNIVERSITY This...
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Steve Reynolds
Dec 3, 20231 min read
Stay Updated On New Posts To Our Website
We are posting these details here because Facebook says that it is Spam & goes against community standards or FB policy, etc.. Everyone...
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Steve Reynolds
Dec 1, 202310 min read
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...
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Steve Reynolds
Nov 6, 20234 min read
Broad Creek Jetty and Two Abandoned Vessels
Broad Creek is situated in the south-eastern corner of Barker Inlet in the Port Adelaide River, between North Arm Creek and Swan Alley...
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Steve Reynolds
Sep 4, 20234 min read
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...
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Steve Reynolds
Aug 15, 20233 min read
UPDATE ON THE STRANDING OF THE STEAMER SORATA
A bit more information has come to light since I wrote THE STRANDING OF THE STEAMER SORATA in May 2021. The stranded Sorata at Cape...
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Steve Reynolds
Aug 7, 20239 min read
STUDY OF SMALL CANNON IN SOUTH AUSTRALIAN COLLECTIONS(Thought to be either Carronades or Gunades
During a visit to the South Australian Maritime Museum (SAMM), I photographed this small cannon on display: - Following my visit to the...
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Steve Reynolds
Jul 27, 20231 min read
More photos of anchors at the WA Museum Shipwreck Gallery
Further to https://stevereynolds.wixsite.com/website/post/anchor-from-the-1852-wreck-of-the-eglinton, here are a couple more photos of...
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Steve Reynolds
Jul 27, 20234 min read
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...
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Steve Reynolds
Jul 25, 202322 min read
The 1986 archaeological survey by South Australian divers on the wreck of HMS Buffalo in NZ
Final Report on the 1986 archaeological survey by a team of South Australian divers on the wreck of HMS Buffalo in New Zealand by Steve...
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Steve Reynolds
Jul 9, 20231 min read
The Anchors of the Loch Vennachar
The Loch Vennachar was a 1552-ton, three-masted iron barque that sank in West Bay, Kangaroo Island, South Australia in 1905. Photo of one...
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Steve Reynolds
Jun 25, 20237 min read
The Hawthorn 'wreck' site in Bucks Bay
Member Greg Were posed a question on our Facebook page back in February: - “Amongst other ships, my great-great-grandfather was skipper...
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Steve Reynolds
May 1, 20233 min read
Good Luck needed to ID the "Good Luck Anchor"
I am attempting to establish the vessel that this “Good Luck Anchor” came from: - The plaque accompanying the anchor states that it was...
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Steve Reynolds
Apr 7, 20236 min read
Research on the Unknown Sailing Ship Photo on Fredrik Movall's Grave
Fredrik Movall’s grave at Cheltenham Cemetery Following the discovery of this grave at Cheltenham Cemetery, I sent the following email...
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Steve Reynolds
Apr 3, 202327 min read
Report on the wrecking of the HMS Buffalo and archaeological surveys done on the wreck
I came to Adelaide, Australia from England late in 1967, aged 15. I attended high school here for just 9 days, but never took an active...
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Steve Reynolds
Jan 30, 20231 min read
The barque Hougomont
January 2023 marked the 90th anniversary of the scuttling of the steel barque Hougomont at Stenhouse Bay, South Australia. (From the...
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Steve Reynolds
Jan 19, 20231 min read
50th anniversary dives in Victoria’s Ships’ Graveyard
On 6th November 2022, several divers held a 50th anniversary dive on the Fawkner wreck in Victoria’s Ships’ Graveyard (in Commonwealth...
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Steve Reynolds
Jan 19, 20233 min read
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...
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Steve Reynolds
Jan 16, 20234 min read
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...
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