Frances (1839)

History
Name	Frances
Owner	Mr. Thompson, Kangaroo Island [1]
Port of registry	Port Adelaide
Builder	William Paterson, Encounter Bay
Completed	1839
Fate	Wrecked, Neptune Islands, SA 1840
Notes	Wooden Hull
General characteristics
Class & type	Cutter
Tonnage	7 tons
Length	24 ft 0 in (7.32 m)
Beam	8 ft 0 in (2.44 m)
Depth	4 ft 6 in (1.37 m)
Crew	5

Frances was a cutter built in 1839 at Encounter Bay, South Australia. It was wrecked on South Neptune Island on 29 August 1840. ^{[2] [3]} It was reported that the crew survived the wrecking event, came ashore and survived on a diet of penguin for 50 days before sending 2 people in a dinghy to Port Lincoln to seek help. Those remaining at South Neptune Island were subsequently rescued. ^[4] While the wreck site is protected by the Commonwealth Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976 and its location is recorded as being at 35°33′00″S136°12′00″E / 35.55000°S 136.20000°E / -35.55000; 136.20000 , as of 2004 it had not been found. ^{[2] [5]}

See also

• List of shipwrecks of Australia

References

1. "LOCAL EVENT 100 YEARS AGO, Cutter Frances Wrecked on Neptune Islands on August 29, 1840". Port Lincoln Times. 29 August 1940. p. 7. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
2. "Frances". Australian National Shipwreck Database. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
3. Christopher, P.; (1990), South Australian Shipwrecks: A Database (1802-1989), Society for Underwater Historical Research, North Adelaide, SA, pp 64. ( ISBN   0 9588006 1 8)
4. "Latest from Port Lincoln". Southern Australian. 3 November 1840. p. 3. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
5. Baker, J. L. (2004), Towards a System of Ecologically Representative Marine Protected Areas in South Australian Marine Bioregions - Technical Report. Prepared for Coast and Marine Conservation Branch, Department for Environment and Heritage, South Australia. page 74, at , retrieved 21 July 2012.