Maritime · Evidence-led place record

Frances

Neptune Island, easterly bay of East Island, near Port Lincoln, South Australia

Frances was a cutter built in 1839 and lost on 29/08/1840. Blown ashore during an easterly gale.

CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationNeptune Island, easterly bay of East Island, near Port Lincoln, South Australia
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1840
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceCutter; Wood; Blown ashore during an easterly gale.

The oddity, explained

Why is Frances unusual?

Frances appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Frances was a cutter built in 1839 and lost on 29/08/1840. Blown ashore during an easterly gale. Heritage Atlas treats that specific classification-and-description combination as the oddity; the score is a comparative discovery signal, not proof of mystery or the supernatural.

Evidence and further exploration

The coordinate, category and description remain tied to the cited source. Comparative oddness helps discovery; it does not add facts that the source does not provide.

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