Maritime · Evidence-led place record
Ajax
Blanche Port, Streaky Bay. Gone ashore behind David Hylands & Sons fish processing factory
Ajax was a cutter built in 1930 and lost on 11/06/1956. The vessel parted from its moorings on the east side of the Streaky Bay jetty in Blanche Port during a gale, and drove ashore behind David Hylands and Sons fish processing factory on Monday 11 June 1956. The owner tried to drag the vessel clear of the ro
The oddity, explained
Why is Ajax unusual?
Ajax appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Ajax was a cutter built in 1930 and lost on 11/06/1956. The vessel parted from its moorings on the east side of the Streaky Bay jetty in Blanche Port during a gale, and drove ashore behind David Hylands and Sons fish processing factory on Monday 11 June 1956. The owner tried to drag the vessel clear of the ro. 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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