Brig Leo of 281 tons, State Library of Victoria H99.220_3395
Description:
Brig; one deck, a square stern, and a male figurehead.
Owner:
Fred Davies, Melbourne
Construction:
Wood; copper fastened and sheathed with felt and yellow metal
Sunk:
12 June 1875
Size:
Length: 122.8 ft (37.43 m) Beam: 24.1 ft (7.36 m) Draft: 16.5 ft (5.03 m) Tonnage: 340 gross, 334 net
Underwater:
Quindalup. Reports say that the Geffrard finally came to rest some 2.5 km east of the jetty. A report by the police constable at Quindalup stated that the vessel was on a sandbank about half a mile (800 m) offshore.
Built:
Fredrick Clarke, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands
Location:
Quindalup. Reports say that the Geffrard finally came to rest some 2.5 km east of the jetty. A report by the police constable at Quindalup stated that the vessel was on a sandbank about half a mile (800 m) offshore.
Sinking:
On 12 June 1875 the Geffrard had taken on a full cargo of timber for Adelaide and was anchored in 8.2 m of water about 2.8 km from the Quindalup Jetty. At 6.00 am on the following morning a fresh breeze blew up from the north and quickly reached gale force. At 7.30 pm an anchor chain on the Geffrard parted, and the starboard bower anchor was let go with 83 m of cable paid out. This cable also parted and the fore topmast staysail and the main lower topsail were set in an effort to save the vessel. The brig continued to drift and struck the bottom with the aft end of the keel. The cargo and wreck were sold by tender.
Longitude:
115.15882
Latitude:
-33.630842
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Brig Leo of 281 tons, State Library of Victoria H99.220_3395
