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

CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationBlanche Port, Streaky Bay. Gone ashore behind David Hylands & Sons fish processing factory
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1956
Oddness signal84/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceCutter; Wood; 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

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