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Port Phillip Heads Shipwreck Dives
Victoria's Port Phillip Heads have been extremely hazardous for ships, from the first recorded shipwreck in 1840 until the present. The treacherous currents, hidden reefs and narrow channels of Port Phillip Heads have contributed to the demise of over 200 vessels of all types, ranging from small coastal schooners to large iron steamers. The wrecks of Point Lonsdale, Point Nepean and the Back Beaches, are frequented regularly by Melbourne divers by boat and from the shore.
Shipwrecks Around Port Phillip Heads
© Stan Bugg & Bob Wealthy
The best reference book on diving the Port Phillip Heads wrecks is:
"Shipwrecks Around Port Phillip Heads"
Authors: Stan Bugg and Bob Wealthy
Published: 1995 by Oceans Enterprises
ISBN: 9780958665773
This book is a comprehensive scuba diver's guide to locating the wreck sites, and a description of what remains will be found.
For the non-diver, the accounts of each ship's history, and the circumstances of her sinking, are a fascinating insight into our turbulent maritime history.
Australia RMS |  Wreck Dive |  Boat access |
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| Latitude: 38° 18.072′ S (38.3012° S / 38° 18′ 4.32″ S) Longitude: 144° 38.582′ E (144.643033° E / 144° 38′ 34.92″ E) | ||
| Datum: WGS84 | Google Map | |
| Added: 2012-07-22 01:00:00 GMT, Last updated: 2022-04-29 20:01:14 GMT Source: Book - Shipwrecks Around Port Phillip Heads GPS (verified) | ||
| Nearest Neighbour: Corsair Rock, 179 m, bearing 304°, NW | ||
| Steam ship, 3700 ton. Built: 1892. Sunk: 20 July 1904. Corsair Rock, Port Philip Heads. Depth: 5 to 8 m. Dive only on: SWE. | ||
| See the Australia RMS dive site page | ||
Black Boy | Wreck Dive |  Shore access |
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| Latitude: 38° 17.735′ S (38.295583° S / 38° 17′ 44.1″ S) Longitude: 144° 36.978′ E (144.6163° E / 144° 36′ 58.68″ E) | ||
| Datum: WGS84 | Google Map | Get directions | |
| Added: 2012-07-22 01:00:00 GMT, Last updated: 2022-05-03 20:05:25 GMT Source: Book - Shipwrecks Around Port Phillip Heads GPS (verified) | ||
| Nearest Neighbour: Holyhead, 104 m, bearing 290°, WNW | ||
| Iron Screw Steamer Tug, 66 ton. Built: Greenock, Scotland, 1857. Sunk: 8 July 1883. Port Phillip Heads. Depth: 3 to 10 m. Dive only on: SWE, Ebb. | ||
| See the Black Boy dive site page | ||
Campbell | Wreck Dive | Boat access |
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| Latitude: 38° 18.000′ S (38.3° S / 38° 18′ S) Longitude: 144° 38.400′ E (144.64° E / 144° 38′ 24″ E) | ||
| Datum: WGS84 | Google Map | |
| Added: 2020-05-17 05:28:26 GMT, Last updated: 2022-05-06 16:53:45 GMT Source: Australasian Underwater Cultural Heritage Database (approximate location only) | ||
| Nearest Neighbour: Trimix Corner, 82 m, bearing 241°, WSW | ||
| Steel Screw Whaling Steamer, 135 ton. Built: Christiana, Norway, 1911. Sunk: 13 June 1914. Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park. Depth: 3 to 9 m. | ||
| See the Campbell dive site page | ||
SS Cheviot | Wreck Dive | Boat access |
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| Latitude: 38° 18.840′ S (38.314° S / 38° 18′ 50.4″ S) Longitude: 144° 39.850′ E (144.664167° E / 144° 39′ 51″ E) | ||
| Datum: WGS84 | Google Map | |
| Added: 2012-07-22 01:00:00 GMT, Last updated: 2022-04-29 21:59:58 GMT Source: Book - Shipwrecks Around Port Phillip Heads GPS (verified) | ||
| Nearest Neighbour: Petriana, 838 m, bearing 297°, WNW | ||
| Schooner Rigged Iron Screw Steamer. Built: Tyne, England, 1870. Sunk: 20 October 1887. Cheviot Bay, Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park. Depth: 1 to 7 m. | ||
| See the SS Cheviot dive site page | ||
Clarence | Wreck Dive | Boat access |
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| Latitude: 38° 12.154′ S (38.20257° S / 38° 12′ 9.25″ S) Longitude: 144° 43.395′ E (144.723253° E / 144° 43′ 23.71″ E) | ||
| Datum: WGS84 | Google Map | |
| Added: 2012-07-22 01:00:00 GMT, Last updated: 2022-05-08 14:55:35 GMT Source: Victorian Government GPS (verified) | ||
| Nearest Neighbour: Foig a Ballagh, 551 m, bearing 174°, S | ||
| Historic shipwreck protected zone. Permit Required. Two-Masted Wooden Schooner. Built: Williams River, NSW, 1841. Sunk: 2 September 1850. St Leonards, Port Phillip. Depth: 5 m. | ||
| See the Clarence dive site page | ||
Conside | Wreck Dive | Boat access |
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| Latitude: 38° 17.809′ S (38.296817° S / 38° 17′ 48.54″ S) Longitude: 144° 36.967′ E (144.616117° E / 144° 36′ 58.02″ E) | ||
| Datum: WGS84 | Google Map | |
| Added: 2012-07-22 01:00:00 GMT, Last updated: 2022-04-06 10:48:16 GMT Source: Book - Shipwrecks Around Port Phillip Heads GPS (verified) | ||
| Nearest Neighbour: Outer Point Lonsdale Reef, 116 m, bearing 74°, ENE | ||
| Steamship, 368 ton. Built: South Shields, England, 1848. Sunk: 14 September 1852. Lonsdale Reef, Port Phillip Heads. Depth: 5 m. Dive only on: SWE, Ebb. | ||
| See the Conside dive site page | ||
Craigburn | Wreck Dive | Boat access |
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| Latitude: 38° 23.672′ S (38.394533° S / 38° 23′ 40.32″ S) Longitude: 144° 47.150′ E (144.785833° E / 144° 47′ 9″ E) | ||
| Datum: WGS84 | Google Map | |
| Added: 2012-07-22 01:00:00 GMT, Last updated: 2022-04-27 01:45:46 GMT Source: Book - Shipwrecks Around Port Phillip Heads GPS (verified) | ||
| Nearest Neighbour: Number Sixteen, 373 m, bearing 58°, ENE | ||
| Four-Masted Iron Barque, 2,065 ton. Built: Glasgow, Scotland, 1884. Sunk: 8 May 1891. Depth: 6 to 8 m. | ||
| See the Craigburn dive site page | ||
Eliza Ramsden | Wreck Dive | Boat access |
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| Latitude: 38° 17.630′ S (38.293833° S / 38° 17′ 37.8″ S) Longitude: 144° 40.435′ E (144.673917° E / 144° 40′ 26.1″ E) | ||
| Datum: WGS84 | Google Map | |
| Added: 2012-07-22 01:00:00 GMT, Last updated: 2022-05-18 03:03:33 GMT Source: Book - Shipwrecks Around Port Phillip Heads GPS (verified) | ||
| Nearest Neighbour: Ramsden Reef, 75 m, bearing 48°, NE | ||
| Three-Masted Iron Barque, 515 ton. Built: Glasgow, Scotland, 1874. Sunk: 24 July 1875. Depth: 14 to 22 m. Portsea, Port Phillip. Dive only on: SWF, SWE. | ||
| See the Eliza Ramsden dive site page | ||
Empress of the Sea | Wreck Dive | Boat access |
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| Latitude: 38° 18.050′ S (38.300833° S / 38° 18′ 3″ S) Longitude: 144° 39.613′ E (144.660217° E / 144° 39′ 36.78″ E) | ||
| Datum: WGS84 | Google Map | |
| Added: 2012-07-22 01:00:00 GMT, Last updated: 2022-05-06 05:16:30 GMT Source: Book - Shipwrecks Around Port Phillip Heads GPS (verified) | ||
| Nearest Neighbour: Nepean Bay Inner East - Radar, 395 m, bearing 196°, SSW | ||
| Three-Masted, Square Rigged, Wooden Clipper Ship, 2,200 ton. Built: Boston, Massachusetts, 1853. Sunk: 19 December 1861. Nepean Bay, Port Phillip. Depth: 5 to 7 m. Dive only on: SWF, SWE, Flood. | ||
| See the Empress of the Sea dive site page | ||
Formosa | Wreck Dive | Boat access |
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| Latitude: 38° 19.639′ S (38.327318° S / 38° 19′ 38.34″ S) Longitude: 144° 40.900′ E (144.68167° E / 144° 40′ 54.01″ E) | ||
| Datum: WGS84 | Google Map | |
| Added: 2012-07-22 01:00:00 GMT, Last updated: 2022-04-29 06:16:36 GMT Source: GPS | ||
| Nearest Neighbour: Sierra Nevada, 580 m, bearing 118°, ESE | ||
| Twin Screw Steamer. Built: Rutherglen, Scotland, 1868. Sunk: 5 February 1869. Depth: 9 m. | ||
| See the Formosa dive site page | ||
Gambier | Wreck Dive | Boat access |
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| Latitude: 38° 16.384′ S (38.273067° S / 38° 16′ 23.04″ S) Longitude: 144° 41.357′ E (144.689283° E / 144° 41′ 21.42″ E) | ||
| Datum: WGS84 | Google Map | |
| Added: 2012-07-22 01:00:00 GMT, Last updated: 2022-05-13 14:10:35 GMT Source: Dive Victoria | ||
| Nearest Neighbour: Popes Eye Anchor Farm, 866 m, bearing 110°, ESE | ||
| Iron Passenger Steamship. Built: Dumbarton, Scotland, 1874. Sunk: 28 August 1891. Port Phillip. Depth: 14 m. Dive only on: SWF, SWE. | ||
| See the Gambier dive site page | ||
Gange | Wreck Dive | Shore access |
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| Latitude: 38° 17.730′ S (38.2955° S / 38° 17′ 43.8″ S) Longitude: 144° 36.895′ E (144.614917° E / 144° 36′ 53.7″ E) | ||
| Datum: WGS84 | Google Map | Get directions | |
| Added: 2012-07-22 01:00:00 GMT, Last updated: 2022-05-13 21:36:20 GMT Source: Book - Shipwrecks Around Port Phillip Heads GPS (verified) | ||
| Nearest Neighbour: Holyhead, 36 m, bearing 39°, NE | ||
| Three-Masted Iron Barque, 1,071 ton. Built: Lussinpiccolo, Austria, 1885. Sunk: 23 July 1887. Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park. Port Phillip Heads. Depth: 5 to 8 m. Dive only on: SWE, Ebb. | ||
| See the Gange dive site page | ||
George Roper | Wreck Dive | Shore access |
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| Latitude: 38° 17.700′ S (38.295° S / 38° 17′ 42″ S) Longitude: 144° 36.901′ E (144.615017° E / 144° 36′ 54.06″ E) | ||
| Datum: WGS84 | Google Map | Get directions | |
| Added: 2012-07-22 01:00:00 GMT, Last updated: 2022-05-14 01:55:23 GMT Source: Book - Shipwrecks Around Port Phillip Heads GPS (verified) | ||
| Nearest Neighbour: Holyhead, 31 m, bearing 152°, SSE | ||
| Four-Masted Iron Barque, 2033 ton. Built: Liverpool, England, 1882. Dive only on: SWE, Ebb. Sunk: 4 July 1883. Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park. Depth: 4 to 6 m. | ||
| See the George Roper dive site page | ||
Glaneuse | Wreck Dive | Shore access |
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| Latitude: 38° 17.590′ S (38.293167° S / 38° 17′ 35.4″ S) Longitude: 144° 36.750′ E (144.6125° E / 144° 36′ 45″ E) | ||
| Datum: WGS84 | Google Map | Get directions | |
| Added: 2012-07-22 01:00:00 GMT, Last updated: 2022-05-14 19:08:36 GMT Source: Book - Shipwrecks Around Port Phillip Heads GPS (verified) | ||
| Nearest Neighbour: Buckleys Cave, 146 m, bearing 69°, ENE | ||
| Three-Masted Iron Barque. Built: 1870. Sunk: 2 October 1886. Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park. Depth: 6 m. | ||
| See the Glaneuse dive site page | ||
Goorangai | Wreck Dive | Boat access |
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| Latitude: 38° 17.404′ S (38.290067° S / 38° 17′ 24.24″ S) Longitude: 144° 40.992′ E (144.6832° E / 144° 40′ 59.52″ E) | ||
| Datum: WGS84 | Google Map | |
| Added: 2012-07-22 01:00:00 GMT, Last updated: 2022-05-11 03:35:29 GMT Source: Book - Shipwrecks Around Port Phillip Heads GPS (verified) | ||
| Nearest Neighbour: Ramsden Reef, 840 m, bearing 243°, WSW | ||
| Steam Driven Auxiliary Minesweeper. Built: Newcastle, NSW, 1919. Sunk: 20 November 1940. South Channel, Port Phillip. Depth: 13 to 15 m. Dive only on: SWF, SWE. | ||
| See the Goorangai dive site page | ||
Holyhead | Wreck Dive | Shore access |
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| Latitude: 38° 17.715′ S (38.29525° S / 38° 17′ 42.9″ S) Longitude: 144° 36.911′ E (144.615183° E / 144° 36′ 54.66″ E) | ||
| Datum: WGS84 | Google Map | Get directions | |
| Added: 2012-07-22 01:00:00 GMT, Last updated: 2022-05-14 01:57:16 GMT Source: Book - Shipwrecks Around Port Phillip Heads GPS (verified) | ||
| Nearest Neighbour: George Roper, 31 m, bearing 332°, NNW | ||
| Four-Masted Iron Barque, 2237 ton. Built: Liverpool, England, 1889. Sunk: 12 February 1890. Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park. Depth: 6 to 10 m. Dive only on: SWE, Ebb. | ||
| See the Holyhead dive site page | ||
Hurricane | Wreck Dive | Boat access |
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| Latitude: 38° 20.463′ S (38.34105° S / 38° 20′ 27.78″ S) Longitude: 144° 52.308′ E (144.8718° E / 144° 52′ 18.48″ E) | ||
| Datum: WGS84 | Google Map | |
| Added: 2012-07-22 01:00:00 GMT, Last updated: 2022-05-07 05:54:32 GMT Source: Book - Shipwrecks Around Port Phillip Heads GPS (verified) | ||
| Nearest Neighbour: Rosebud Reef, 1,572 m, bearing 109°, ESE | ||
| Three-Masted Iron Clipper, 1,198 ton. Built: Glasgow, Scotland, 1853. Sunk: 22 April 1869. Capel Sound, Port Phillip. Depth: 8 to 12 m. | ||
| See the Hurricane dive site page | ||
Isabella Watson | Wreck Dive | Boat access |
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| Latitude: 38° 18.002′ S (38.300033° S / 38° 18′ 0.12″ S) Longitude: 144° 38.785′ E (144.646417° E / 144° 38′ 47.1″ E) | ||
| Datum: WGS84 | Google Map | |
| Added: 2012-07-22 01:00:00 GMT, Last updated: 2022-05-18 03:07:04 GMT Source: Book - Shipwrecks Around Port Phillip Heads GPS (verified) | ||
| Nearest Neighbour: Nepean Reef, 128 m, bearing 277°, W | ||
| Three-Masted Wooden Ship, 514 ton. Built: 1840. Sunk: 21 September 1852. Nepean Reef, Port Phillip Heads. Depth: 4 m. | ||
| See the Isabella Watson dive site page | ||
Joanna | Wreck Dive | Boat access |
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| Latitude: 38° 12.478′ S (38.20796° S / 38° 12′ 28.66″ S) Longitude: 144° 43.806′ E (144.730102° E / 144° 43′ 48.37″ E) | ||
| Datum: WGS84 | Google Map | |
| Added: 2012-07-22 01:00:00 GMT, Last updated: 2022-05-08 15:28:07 GMT Source: Victorian Government GPS (verified) | ||
| Nearest Neighbour: Foig a Ballagh, 550 m, bearing 275°, W | ||
| Historic shipwreck protected zone. Permit Required. Two-Masted Wooden Schooner. Built: Rye, Victoria, 1856. Sunk: 9 July 1857. Depth: 4 to 7 m. | ||
| See the Joanna dive site page | ||
Lady Cheryl | Wreck Dive | Boat access |
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| Latitude: 38° 17.936′ S (38.298933° S / 38° 17′ 56.16″ S) Longitude: 144° 39.235′ E (144.653917° E / 144° 39′ 14.1″ E) | ||
| Datum: WGS84 | Google Map | |
| Added: 2012-07-22 01:00:00 GMT, Last updated: 2022-05-14 20:51:30 GMT Source: GPS | ||
| Nearest Neighbour: Empress of the Sea, 589 m, bearing 111°, ESE | ||
| Fishing Vessel. Built: 1987. Sunk: 24 March 2012. Port Phillip Heads. Depth: 6 to 14 m. | ||
| See the Lady Cheryl dive site page | ||
Light of the Age | Wreck Dive | Shore access |
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| Latitude: 38° 17.308′ S (38.288467° S / 38° 17′ 18.48″ S) Longitude: 144° 35.642′ E (144.594033° E / 144° 35′ 38.52″ E) | ||
| Datum: WGS84 | Google Map | Get directions | |
| Added: 2012-07-22 01:00:00 GMT, Last updated: 2022-04-27 04:20:29 GMT Source: Book - Shipwrecks Around Port Phillip Heads GPS (verified) | ||
| Nearest Neighbour: Point Lonsdale Back Beach, 886 m, bearing 94°, E | ||
| Three-Masted Wooden Clipper Ship. Built: Boston, Massachusetts, 1855. Sunk: 16 January 1868. Point Lonsdale, Barwon Coast, Bellarine Peninsula. Depth: 4 to 6 m. | ||
| See the Light of the Age dive site page | ||
Mountain Maid | Wreck Dive | Boat access |
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| Latitude: 38° 14.310′ S (38.2385° S / 38° 14′ 18.6″ S) Longitude: 144° 42.446′ E (144.707433° E / 144° 42′ 26.76″ E) | ||
| Datum: WGS84 | Google Map | |
| Added: 2012-07-22 01:00:00 GMT, Last updated: 2022-05-15 02:22:36 GMT Source: Getunder Dive Club | ||
| Nearest Neighbour: Will O the Wisp, 641 m, bearing 238°, WSW | ||
| Wooden hulled, two-masted Brigantine. Built: Dundee, 1841. Sunk: 24 September 1856. Depth: 5 to 8 m. | ||
| See the Mountain Maid dive site page | ||
Petriana | Wreck Dive | Boat access |
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| Latitude: 38° 18.630′ S (38.3105° S / 38° 18′ 37.8″ S) Longitude: 144° 39.340′ E (144.655667° E / 144° 39′ 20.4″ E) | ||
| Datum: WGS84 | Google Map | |
| Added: 2012-07-22 01:00:00 GMT, Last updated: 2022-05-01 01:00:38 GMT Source: Book - Shipwrecks Around Port Phillip Heads GPS (verified) | ||
| Nearest Neighbour: Nepean Bay Inner West, 709 m, bearing 1°, N | ||
| Iron Screw Steamer, 1821 ton. Built: Newcastle upon Tyne, England, 1879. Sunk: 28 November 1903. Point Nepean, Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park. Depth: 3 to 6 m. | ||
| See the Petriana dive site page | ||
Portsea Hole Wreck | Wreck Dive | Boat access |
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| Latitude: 38° 18.666′ S (38.3111° S / 38° 18′ 39.96″ S) Longitude: 144° 42.641′ E (144.710683° E / 144° 42′ 38.46″ E) | ||
| Datum: WGS84 | Google Map | |
| Added: 2012-07-22 01:00:00 GMT, Last updated: 2022-04-29 09:33:35 GMT Source: Book - Shipwrecks Around Port Phillip Heads GPS (verified) | ||
| Nearest Neighbour: Portsea Hole, 36 m, bearing 156°, SSE | ||
| Fishing boat, 13m. Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park. Depth: 25 to 27 m. Dive only on: SWF, SWE. | ||
| See the Portsea Hole Wreck dive site page | ||
Sierra Nevada | Wreck Dive | Shore access |
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| Latitude: 38° 19.790′ S (38.329833° S / 38° 19′ 47.4″ S) Longitude: 144° 41.250′ E (144.6875° E / 144° 41′ 15″ E) | ||
| Datum: WGS84 | Google Map | Get directions | |
| Added: 2012-07-22 01:00:00 GMT, Last updated: 2022-04-29 20:29:45 GMT Source: Book - Shipwrecks Around Port Phillip Heads GPS (verified) | ||
| Nearest Neighbour: Norwester, 278 m, bearing 106°, ESE | ||
| Iron hulled, two deck, three-masted ship, 1523 ton. Built: Southampton, England, 1877. Sunk: 9 May 1900. Portsea, Back Beaches, Mornington Peninsula. Depth: 3 to 7 m. | ||
| See the Sierra Nevada dive site page | ||
Time | Wreck Dive | Boat access |
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| Latitude: 38° 17.993′ S (38.299883° S / 38° 17′ 59.58″ S) Longitude: 144° 38.698′ E (144.644967° E / 144° 38′ 41.88″ E) | ||
| Datum: WGS84 | Google Map | |
| Added: 2012-07-22 01:00:00 GMT, Last updated: 2022-05-15 23:13:13 GMT Source: Book - Shipwrecks Around Port Phillip Heads GPS (verified) | ||
| Nearest Neighbour: Nepean Reef, 0 m, bearing 0°, N | ||
| Steel Screw Cargo Steamer, 3316 ton. Sunk: 27 August 1949. Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park. Depth: 5 to 8 m. | ||
| See the Time dive site page | ||
Wauchope | Wreck Dive | Boat access |
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| Latitude: 38° 19.598′ S (38.326633° S / 38° 19′ 35.88″ S) Longitude: 144° 44.792′ E (144.746533° E / 144° 44′ 47.52″ E) | ||
| Datum: WGS84 | Google Map | |
| Added: 2012-07-22 01:00:00 GMT, Last updated: 2022-05-07 07:42:33 GMT Source: Book - Shipwrecks Around Port Phillip Heads GPS (verified) | ||
| Nearest Neighbour: Sorrento Boat Moorings, 822 m, bearing 194°, SSW | ||
| Two-Masted Wooden Twin-Screw Steamer, 269 ton. Built: Manning, NSW, 1905. Sunk: 1 August 1919. Sorrento, Port Phillip. Depth: 0 to 4 m. | ||
| See the Wauchope dive site page | ||
Wyrallah | Wreck Dive | Boat access |
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| Latitude: 38° 18.130′ S (38.302167° S / 38° 18′ 7.8″ S) Longitude: 144° 37.930′ E (144.632167° E / 144° 37′ 55.8″ E) | ||
| Datum: WGS84 | Google Map | |
| Added: 2012-07-22 01:00:00 GMT, Last updated: 2022-04-29 22:57:59 GMT Source: Book - Shipwrecks Around Port Phillip Heads GPS (verified) | ||
| Nearest Neighbour: Rip Bank, 367 m, bearing 96°, E | ||
| Port Phillip Heads. Steel hull, 206 ton. Depth: 13 m. | ||
| See the Wyrallah dive site page | ||
Will O the Wisp | Wreck Dive | Boat access |
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| Latitude: 38° 14.490′ S (38.241498° S / 38° 14′ 29.39″ S) Longitude: 144° 42.070′ E (144.701159° E / 144° 42′ 4.17″ E) | ||
| Datum: WGS84 | Google Map | |
| Added: 2012-07-22 01:00:00 GMT, Last updated: 2022-05-08 16:11:29 GMT Source: Victorian Government GPS (verified) | ||
| Nearest Neighbour: J3 Swan Island Submarine, 328 m, bearing 149°, SSE | ||
| Historic shipwreck protected zone. Permit Required. Wooden Schooner. Built: Liverpool, England, 1840. Sunk: 8 October 1853. West Channel, Port Phillip. Depth: 3 m. | ||
| See the Will O the Wisp dive site page | ||
William Salthouse | Wreck Dive | Boat access |
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| Latitude: 38° 16.334′ S (38.272233° S / 38° 16′ 20.04″ S) Longitude: 144° 42.387′ E (144.70645° E / 144° 42′ 23.22″ E) | ||
| Datum: WGS84 | Google Map | |
| Added: 2012-07-22 01:00:00 GMT, Last updated: 2022-05-08 14:46:37 GMT Source: Packo GPS 2013 | ||
| Nearest Neighbour: Popes Eye Anchor Farm, 798 m, bearing 239°, WSW | ||
| Historic shipwreck protected zone. Permit Required. Three-Masted Wooden Barque, 251 ton. Sunk: 27 November 1841. Popes Eye, Port Phillip. Depth: 8 to 12 m. Dive only on: SWF, SWE. | ||
| See the William Salthouse dive site page | ||
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The marks come from numerous sources including commercial operators, independent dive clubs, reference works, and active divers. Some are known to be accurate, while others may not be. Some GPS marks may even have come from maps using the AGD66 datum, and thus may need be converted to the WGS84 datum. To distinguish between the possible accuracy of the dive site marks, we've tried to give each mark a source, e.g. GPS, Google Earth, or unknown.
If you don't understand the differences between the different ways coordinates are given, plus how different datum come into play, you might find the article GPS Conversions by Lloyd Borrett a useful read. It describes the problems associated with locating dive sites using a GPS receiver.
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