The Great Ocean Road is the most famous road in all of Australia. 240 shipwrecks including Loch Ard have been discovered from Cape Otway to Port Fairy. Furthermore, Loch Ard is the second top attraction behind the twelve Apostles and it is Victoria’s best known shipwreck. It has an interesting history and nowadays many people love to relive and learn about the final voyage of the Loch Ard.
In 1873, a sailing vessel called ‘Loch Ard’ was built by two companies: Charles Connell & Company and Barclay, Curdle & Company in Scotstoun, Scotland. This prodigious boat belonged to the Loch Line group. Indeed, this company owned many sailing vessels, which traveled between Great Britain and Australia. In addition, Loch Ard was a colossal boat at this time with three masts, an overall length of 263 feet and a tonnage of 1693 tons. On the first of March 1878, the vessel ‘Loch Ard’ departed from England to Port Philipp in Melbourne under the command of Captain George Gibb. Moreover, the ship carried seventeen crew, thirty-seven passengers and a mixed cargos. On the first of June 1873, as the ship was approaching Melbourne, the passengers and crew were busy preparing to celebrate the end of the three month journey. Unfortunately, the captain …show more content…
Today, many people want to relive and learn about this story especially when they are travelling on the famous road named the ‘Great Ocean Road’. On this road, tourists can see numerous items from Loch Ard’s cargo that have been in the water including a range of luxury good, pianos, perfumes, candles, umbrellas and finally a large decorative Peacock porcelain which was destined for the Melbourne exhibit building. Currently, all of these are in the Flagstaff Hill Maritime museum in Warrnambool. Moreover, the Port Campbell Visitor Information Center is also housing some relics and interesting displays about the ship and its
In 1873, a sailing vessel called ‘Loch Ard’ was built by two companies: Charles Connell & Company and Barclay, Curdle & Company in Scotstoun, Scotland. This prodigious boat belonged to the Loch Line group. Indeed, this company owned many sailing vessels, which traveled between Great Britain and Australia. In addition, Loch Ard was a colossal boat at this time with three masts, an overall length of 263 feet and a tonnage of 1693 tons. On the first of March 1878, the vessel ‘Loch Ard’ departed from England to Port Philipp in Melbourne under the command of Captain George Gibb. Moreover, the ship carried seventeen crew, thirty-seven passengers and a mixed cargos. On the first of June 1873, as the ship was approaching Melbourne, the passengers and crew were busy preparing to celebrate the end of the three month journey. Unfortunately, the captain …show more content…
Today, many people want to relive and learn about this story especially when they are travelling on the famous road named the ‘Great Ocean Road’. On this road, tourists can see numerous items from Loch Ard’s cargo that have been in the water including a range of luxury good, pianos, perfumes, candles, umbrellas and finally a large decorative Peacock porcelain which was destined for the Melbourne exhibit building. Currently, all of these are in the Flagstaff Hill Maritime museum in Warrnambool. Moreover, the Port Campbell Visitor Information Center is also housing some relics and interesting displays about the ship and its