Project Objective: To locate and identify the remains of the SS Victorian. Ship History:
Iron screw steamer, built by D.& W. Henderson, Glasgow in 1876. 0.N.74779, 653grt & 354 net, (by 1878 718grt & 415 net). Dim. 225.8’ x 26.4’ x 13.5’, 2 boilers @ 70psi, compound steam engine, 436nhp, single screw, 12 knots. 60 1st class and 40 2nd class passengers. Owned by the Adelaide Steamship Company
| Date |
Event |
| 5/1/1877 |
Arrived at Port Adelaide on her maiden voyage - entered into the
interstate passenger trade |
| 6/2/1877 |
The Victorian, outward bound from Adelaide to Melbourne, ran into
and sank the new dredge Willunga - also causing
£150 damage to herself. |
| 10/12/1894 |
The S.S. Titus, one day out of Townsville, came up with the
Victorian - which was disabled with a broken thrust shaft - and towed
her to Sydney for repairs. |
| 18/7/1895 |
Laid up in Johnson Bay, Pyrmont, Sydney with the steamers Emu and
South Australian waiting to be put into commission for the passenger
season. |
| 22/8/1895 |
The Victorian caught fire, the upper works and accommodation
starboard side being gutted. Converted into a coal hulk, she was
towed to Townsville. |
| 6/12/1909 |
A M.H.T. license was granted to the Adelaide S.S.Co. to operate the
Victorian as a coal/wool lighter, reg No. M.H.T. 38. |
| 25/1/1923 |
When swinging to a berth at North Wharf, the White Star liner Gallic
bumped into two coal lighters, and then crashed into South Wharf.
She first struck the Nor-Wester, which was forced onto the Victorian -
the sides of which were damaged and the rails carried away. |
| 28/10/1924 |
Last M.H.T. license renewal. |
| 2/2/1925 |
Vessel offered for sale. |
| 1925 |
Out of survey, the vessel was condemned and scuttled off Port
Phillip Heads on May 8. |
Project Status: Research continues. On-water searches to be conducted during 2007.
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