ERA (1887-1928)

Era on slipway at Geraldton, photo: Geraldton library

Description:

Ketch rigged fishing boat

Owner:

Charles Nelson of Geraldton

Construction:

Timber with 40hp engine

Sunk:

1928/07/16

Size:

60 tons length 20.7m beam 4.4m depth 3.4m

Underwater:

After several weeks underwater the vessel was raised, a refit carried out in Geraldton and returned to the fishing fleet. It finally sank on 28 April 1958 in South Passage, Shark Bay, where the lead keel remains.

Built:

1887 at Waterview Bay, Sydney, NSW

Location:

Geraldton Harbour

Sinking:

During the night of 16 July 1928 a northerly storm caused the Era to break its mooring and drift until it hit the breakwater close to the viaduct in Geraldton Harbour. It was badly holed when a pile was driven through the side of the hull and sank quickly, a factor being its heavy lead keel

Longitude:

114.601995

Latitude:

-28.771717