Title: Aussie Ironclad!
Andy in West Oz - January 12, 2006 05:41 AM (GMT)
http://www.cerberus.com.au/Very cool website. I felt the need to buy something so got a cap and bumper stickers! Couldn't help myself!
Good to see something so historic being saved. Found reference to it via Shipwreck Central.
The crazy thing is that we were in Melbourne over Xmas and within about 20 km of the wreck. I was vaguely aware of it but....ah well, next time! th:
Cheers beer:
Andy
Foss Gly - January 12, 2006 06:38 AM (GMT)
Interesting, especially how the ship seems to be in a perfect spot for salvage and yet hasn't been for all these years.
loren1 - January 13, 2006 12:33 AM (GMT)
Where is Clive when you need him to explore a wreck? :lol:
oswalder - January 13, 2006 04:21 AM (GMT)
DirkPitt - January 13, 2006 10:38 AM (GMT)
Years ago I spoke with Peter Stone in Victoria, Australia. He actually showed Clive the Cerberus.
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| In the early 1980s, I took author Clive Cussler to Black Rock to see the vessel. He was amazed at what he saw, and was prticularly interested in seeing it preserved because he had found the Monitor, a not dissimilar vessel. The Cerberus is named after the three-haded dog in Greek mythology, and she was certainly a dog of a ship. But her historic importance cannot be underestimated. |
Andy in West Oz - January 13, 2006 03:48 PM (GMT)
Hi Tony
Hey, that's excellent news that CC has seen the Cerberus and got a kick out of it and appreciated it for what it was. Hope she can be saved, as I said earlier, I was blown away when I read about her.
Cheers beer:
Andy
ron1960 - January 14, 2006 12:36 AM (GMT)
It would be good if the state Government came to the rescue and put up the money to preserve this bit of early Victorian history