Sadly she doesnt look like this anymore... The Eliza Ramsden was built in Glasgow Scotland in 1874 for Samuel Ramsden of Melbourne and named after his wife, it cost 10,000 pounds!The three masted iron barque was 151 ft long with a 27 ft beam and a gross tonnage of 415 tons. The Eliza Ramsden sunk in 1875 on her first voyage out of Melbourne when she struck Corsair rock on her way to Newcastle. The Eliza was abandoned without loss of life, but floated free overnight and slowly drifted back into the bay and sank where she now lies. Unfortunately she rests right on the edge of the shipping channel and posed a danger to vessels using the channel. For many years her masts remained above sea level and so she wasnt a real danger until her masts finally collapsed in the 1960 at which time she was demolished with explosives. The vessel now lies upright in 16 metres, the wreck is quite badly broken up however its a very pretty dive. As the wreck is on the edge of the shipping channel, if a ship does come through we may have to chose an alternate site like a beautiful wall dive- instead. Dont forget hot snags will be waiting for you back at the shop after this dive!!!
Posted on: Wed, 23 Apr 2014 12:17:05 +0000
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