SS Saros was a 2044-ton steamship which was wrecked at Point Hicks, in what is now Croajingolong National Park. Helmed by a Captain Aitken, it left Geelong bound for Sydney on 23 December 1937, but ran aground in heavy fog. All crew on board were rescued after a distress signal brought assistance from other ships.[1][2]
History | |
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Owner | Australian Steamships Company |
Port of registry | Australia |
Builder | W. Gray Co Ltd. |
Laid down | 1910 |
Launched | 26 March 1910 |
Identification | Official number: 128911 |
Fate | Aground 1937 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Steamship |
Tonnage | 2044 tons |
Length | 350.1 ft (106.7 m) |
Beam | 46.5 ft (14.2 m) |
Depth | 22.4 ft (6.8 m) |
Installed power | Steam |
Propulsion | Screw |
Crew | 39 |
Remnants from the wreckage are still visible to walkers in the area.
References
edit- ^ "Shipwrecks of Victoria". Encyclopedia of Australian Shipwrecks. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
- ^ "SS Saros Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number S610". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria.
External links
edit- "View Shipwreck - Saros SS". National Shipwrecks Database.
- Haldane, Robert. "A Beacon on the Wilderness Coast: The Story of Point Hicks (Cape Everard)". Robert Haldane. Archived from the original on 1 August 2008.
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