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- Location
  Sandridge, Port Melbourne, Port Phillip Bay
- Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number
  S168
- Date lost
  17/04/1863
- Year of Construction
  1851
- Official Number
  None
- Construction Material
  Wood
- Propulsion
  Sail
- Length/Breadth/Depth
  34.80 Feet / 13.00 Feet / 7.00 Feet
- Ship Type
  Cutter
- Berthed at Old Pier, Sandridge, cargo only partly discharged. During night severely buffeted against wharf by gale. So severely damaged, the cutter sank and broke up in the heavy seas. A consistent trader between Melbourne and Geelong and around the Bay.<br />
- Builder
  Alex Maclean
- Built Port/Country
  Geelong, Victoria / Australia
- Registration Port/Country
  Geelong / Australia
- Date Lost
  17/04/1863
- Cargo
  Partly discharged
- Owner
  M. Stafford and J. Moir
- Master of Vessel
  Captain M.Stafford
- Weather Conditions
  S.E. gale; force 8
- Cause of Loss
  Broke up in storm. Berthed at Old Pier, Sandridge. Heavy waves buffeted it against wharf, damage so severe, ship sank and broke up. (UID 52)

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