SS Saros

SS Saros

The 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.

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

ources

*http://oceans1.customer.netspace.net.au/vic-wrecks.html

External links

* [http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/heritage/nsd/nsd_form.pl?search_id=7406 National Shipwrecks Database]
*http://www.users.bigpond.com/haldane/lighthouse.html


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • saros — [ saros; sarɔs ] n. m. • 1746; mot du lat. sc., d o. assyro babylonienne ♦ Didact. Période de 6 585 jours (18 ans et 10 ou 11 jours), déjà connue des Chaldéens, permettant de prédire le retour des éclipses. Pendant un saros, on compte en moyenne… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Saros — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Saros es un período caldeo de 223 lunas, lo que equivale a 6.585,32 días (algo más de 18 años y 10 u 11 días) tras el cual la Luna y la Tierra regresan aproximadamente a la misma posición en sus órbitas, y se pueden… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Saros — or Sáros may refer to: *Saros cycle, a method for predicting solar eclipses *SS Saros, a shipwreck off the southeast coast of Australia *Saros (band), an American band *Gulf of Saros, an inlet of the Aegean Sea *Sáros county, a former division of …   Wikipedia

  • saros — SÁROS s.n. Perioadă de 18 ani, 11 zile şi 8 ore, după care se repetă, la aceleaşi intervale şi în aceeaşi ordine, eclipsele de Soare si de Lună. – Din fr. saros. Trimis de Anonim, 24.11.2003. Sursa: DEX 98  sáros s. n., pl. sárosuri Trimis de… …   Dicționar Român

  • Şaroş — may refer to: *Şaroş River, several rivers of Romania *Sáros county, former division of the Kingdom of Hungary *Şaroş pe Târnave, a village in Sibiu County, Romania *Şoarş, a commune in Braşov County, Romaniaee also*Saros *Sáros …   Wikipedia

  • Şaroş River — may refer to: * Şaroş River (Mureş) * Şaroş River (Telciu) * Şaroş River (Tisa) …   Wikipedia

  • Saros Hotel — (Кешан,Турция) Категория отеля: 3 звездочный отель Адрес: Pasayigit Cd. No:26, 22880 Кешан …   Каталог отелей

  • Şaroş pe Târnave — also Şaroşul, Saroşu, Şaroş and Şaroşu Săsesc Saxon Şaroş and in the older orthography, Şaroşu pe Tîrnave ( de. Scharosch, Saxon: Šuerš; hu. Szászsáros) is a village and former commune, now in the town of Dumbrăveni‎, Sibiu County, Romania. The… …   Wikipedia

  • Sáros-Patak — (spr. schārosch pátak, »Kotbach«), aus Sáros Nagypatak und Sáros Kispatak bestehende Großgemeinde im ungar. Komitat Zemplin, zu beiden Seiten des Bodrog, am Fuß des weinreichen Hegyaljagebirges und an der Bahnlinie Szerencs Sátoralja Ujhely, hat… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Șaroș pe Târnave — Szászsáros Scharosch Hilfe zu Wappen …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Saros — es un período de 6.585,32 días (algo más de 18 años y 10 u 11 días) tras los cuales el Sol y la Luna regresan aproximadamente a la misma posición en el cielo, y se puede repetir los eclipses. Por definición un saros son 223 meses sinódicos(S)… …   Enciclopedia Universal

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”