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Furniture - Captain's Desk

  • Solid timber desk with two drawers and drop down drawer which becomes a writing desk compartment revealing a shelf and two small drawers.

    Captain's desk from the SS Time

Historical information

On August 23rd, 1949, S. S. TIME was on voyage from Sydney to Melbourne with a cargo of sugar (3,000 tons), timber, general cargo and coal, when she was wrecked on Corsair Rock, entrance of Port Philip Bay. Read more at wreck site: https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?57395

Significance

The remnants of the Time remained as a landmark for over 10 years before a storm sent her remains to the bottom. http://home.vicnet.net.au/~maav/diary3.htm

Physical description

Captain's desk from the SSW Time

Subjects

References

  • Steering failed and the vessel struck Corsair Rock attempting to enter Port Phillip. Read more at wrecksite: https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?57395
  • SS Time was lost on 23 August 1949 when steering failed while attempting to enter Port Phillip and the vessel struck Corsair Rock
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