Hurricane

Site layout:
E-W orientation with stern towards east/shore of Rosebud

Points of interest:
-Built in Keivanhaugh, Scotland in 1853
-A fast clipper to transport cargo and passengers between Liverpool and Melbourne
-Iron ship, 1198 tons, 65.4m long, 9.35m wide
-21st April 1869: was being escorted through the heads by a pilot.
-Appeared to scrape on rock although it was in the designated shipping lane near Point Lonsdale.
-Took on water and had to be abandoned, no lives lost
-Blasted to reduce hazard to shipping
-Wreck is a tangle of steel plates, girders and wooden beams
-Capstan (winch for raising anchor), main deck winch & hawsepipes (holes for anchor) can still be made out at the bow
-Rudder stock at the stern
-Hull plating & the keel are scattered
-Now an artificial reef, home to abundant marine life
-Common to see sponges, urchins, starfish & bryozoans
-Also cuttlefish, hermit crabs, wobbegong sharks, stingrays, rockcod, bullseyes, pike, scaleyfins & boarfish
-Resident school of around 400 old wives live around the stern
-Also a popular spot for small fishing boats

Bottom composition: sand, silt & shells
Water movement/currents: very little
Hazards: fishing boats, fishing line - avoid diving on the Hurricane during the snapper fishing season. The Hurricane is a declared Historic Shipwreck. Any interference with it, including removal of materials, is prohibited.