Geffrard 1875
Marker: recorded wreck position (Steam era).
Key facts
| Name | Geffrard | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1875 | Wikidata P576 dissolved/abolished/demolished date |
| Era | Steam era | derived from year |
| Ship type | shipwreck | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Nationality / flag | Colony of Western Australia | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Nearest coast | Australia | Natural Earth (public domain) |
| Position | -33.6308, 115.1588 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
Geffrard was a 321-tons-burden British brig that traded between Australia, Mauritius, and Shanghai, and was wrecked off the coast of Western Australia on 13 June 1875. She was built in 1853 by Fred Clark in Jersey in the Channel Islands. By 1873 she had made her way to Melbourne and was owned by Fred Davis and under the control of Captain William James Munday. Her movements after that were generally around the southern coasts of Australia, from Geraldton in the west to Sydney in the east, laden with a variety of general cargo.
On 21 May 1875 she was loading timber at Quindalup, bound for Adelaide. This voyage was completed without event, and she returned to Fremantle; but three weeks later, bound on the same journey, mooring in the same place led to disaster.
Diving & visiting
In 2009 and 2011 archeological surveys were undertaken by the Western Australian Museum, and what were almost certainly the remains of the Geffrard were discovered and documented.
The first survey was conducted as part of the 2009 Western Australian Museum Australian Leadership Awards Fellowship (ALAF) placement, and led by Wendy van Duivenvoorde. Three other vessels wrecked in the area and were of interest during this survey: Governor Endicott in 1840; Halcyon in 1845; and Ella Gladston in 1878 (refloated).
Location
- Recorded position: -33.6308, 115.1588 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Nearest coast: Australia
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Geffrard (revision 1336475066), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section and section(s) “Rediscovery of the wreck”; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.
Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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