Historical information
From the Swan Spit Lighthouse
Significance
Steering failure in the early hours of 23rd August 1949 resulted in the S.S. Time running aground on Corsair Rock off Point Nepean. All attempts to save the vessel were abandoned and she was subsequently sold. Salvage attempts were financially more successful.
The remnants of the Time remained as a landmark for over 10 years before a storm sent her remains to the bottom.
Physical description
Lifebuoy from the "SS Time"
Inscriptions & markings
SS "Time" Melbourne
Subjects
References
- S.S. Time Aground on Corsair Rock, Port Phillip Heads
- Court of Marine Inquiry found that steering gear had failed as vessel entered Heads. Fault lay with Lloyd's surveyor for not detecting fault. Vessel had been classified Al. No blame attachable to master. Two Queenscliff fishermen purchased the wreck for 950 pounds (insured value 30,000 pounds)and its timber cargo - handsome profit. Cargo and most fittings of value recovered. Wreck visible until early 1960s, until during a storm it slid off northern side of Nepean reef and broke up in 20 feet of water. The most noteworthy shipwreck to date at the heads.
