Frances was a cutter built in 1839 at Encounter Bay, South Australia. It was wrecked on South Neptune Island on 29 August 1840.[2][3] It was reported that the crew survived the wrecking event, came ashore and survived on a diet of penguin for 50 days before sending 2 people in a dinghy to Port Lincoln to seek help. Those remaining at South Neptune Island were subsequently rescued.[4] While the wreck site is protected by the Commonwealth Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976 and its location is recorded as being at 35°33′00″S 136°12′00″E / 35.55000°S 136.20000°E, as of 2004 it had not been found.[2][5]
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Frances |
| Owner | Mr. Thompson, Kangaroo Island[1] |
| Port of registry | Port Adelaide |
| Builder | William Paterson, Encounter Bay |
| Completed | 1839 |
| Fate | Wrecked, Neptune Islands, SA 1840 |
| Notes | Wooden Hull |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Cutter |
| Tonnage | 7 tons |
| Length | 24 ft 0 in (7.32 m) |
| Beam | 8 ft 0 in (2.44 m) |
| Depth | 4 ft 6 in (1.37 m) |
| Crew | 5 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "LOCAL EVENT 100 YEARS AGO, Cutter Frances Wrecked on Neptune Islands on August 29, 1840". Port Lincoln Times. 29 August 1940. p. 7. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ^ a b "Frances". Australian National Shipwreck Database. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- ^ Christopher, P.; (1990), South Australian Shipwrecks: A Database (1802-1989), Society for Underwater Historical Research, North Adelaide, SA, pp 64. (ISBN 0 9588006 1 8)
- ^ "Latest from Port Lincoln". Southern Australian. 3 November 1840. p. 3. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ^ Baker, J. L. (2004), Towards a System of Ecologically Representative Marine Protected Areas in South Australian Marine Bioregions - Technical Report. Prepared for Coast and Marine Conservation Branch, Department for Environment and Heritage, South Australia. page 74, at [1], retrieved 21 July 2012.