SS Saros

SS Saros

History
Owner	Australian Steamships Company
Port of registry	Australia
Builder	W. Gray Co Ltd.
Laid down	1910
Launched	26 March 1910
Identification	Official number: 128911
Fate	Aground 1937
General characteristics
Type	Steamship
Tonnage	2044 tons
Length	350.1 ft (106.7 m)
Beam	46.5 ft (14.2 m)
Depth	22.4 ft (6.8 m)
Installed power	Steam
Propulsion	Screw
Crew	39

SS Saros was a 2044-ton steamship which was wrecked at Point Hicks, in what is now Croajingolong National Park. Helmed by a Captain Aitken, it left Geelong bound for Sydney on 23 December 1937, but ran aground in heavy fog. All crew on board were rescued after a distress signal brought assistance from other ships.[1][2]

Remnants from the wreckage are still visible to walkers in the area.

References

1. "Shipwrecks of Victoria". Encyclopedia of Australian Shipwrecks. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
2. "SS Saros Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number S610". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria.

External links

• "View Shipwreck - Saros SS". National Shipwrecks Database.
• Haldane, Robert. "A Beacon on the Wilderness Coast: The Story of Point Hicks (Cape Everard)". Robert Haldane. Archived from the original on 1 August 2008.

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