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The Miflex Low Pressure (LP) BCD/Inflator/Jacket White colour hoses are supplied fitted with a standard Seatec style fitting, with an internal Schraider type valve and a 3/8" UNF male thread (to connect to the 1st stage regulator). There is a range of standard sizes to suit your requirements.

These hoses are suitable for the majority of BCD and Jacket connections, plus dry suit inflator connections, where a standard quick release coupler is utilised. But there are some fittings that require a different Quick Disconnect fitting. These we accommodate in our range with the use of adaptors that can be fitted to our regulator hoses (to convert them to an inflator hose).



Isis

Wreck Dive Wreck Dive | Boat access Boat access

Inside Port Phillip Open Water Rated Wreck Dive Site

Two-Masted Wooden Auxiliary Yacht | Max Depth: 10 m (33 ft)

Isis moored at Birkenhead, Port Adelaide, South Australia, 1923
Isis< moored at Birkenhead,
Port Adelaide, South Australia, 1923
Source: State Library South Australia

Level: Open Water and beyond.

The Isis was an auxiliary powered, two-masted wooden yacht. The remains of the Isis shipwreck lie offshore from Frankston Beach in Port Phillip.

The Isis is significant for its associations with Sir James Fairfax, Samuel Perry, and William Buckland, some of Australia's richest men.

Diving the Isis Shipwreck

The Isis was blown ashore at a point 300 yards off the beach at Mornington Road, Frankston, where she was later stripped of all her fittings. Today, the Isis lies approximately one mile west of Kananook Creek in ten metres of water. Only the boiler and engine remain above the sand.

Over the years the local fisherman and divers have taken their toll on the yacht but there appears to be some structure left under the sand.

See also, MAAV: Diving the wrecksite of the Isis.

Isis Site Plan
Isis Site Plan | Source: Heritage Victoria

See WillyWeather (Frankston Pier) as a guide for the tide times and the height of the tide.

Isis Shipwreck History — Built in 1892

The Isis was a two-masted, auxiliary powered, wooden yacht of 71 l-ton (72 t), built in 1892, by W. Reeks, at Berry Bay, North Sydney, NSW. The dimensions of the vessel were length 85.43 ft (26 m), beam 13.6 ft (4.15 m), and draught 9.46 ft (2.88 m).

A 20 horsepower engine was installed into the Isis in 1921, and a new more powerful engine replaced the original not long before the vessel's demised.

The beautiful steam yacht Isis was built for Sir James Reading Fairfax (1834–1919) a member and commodore of the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron. Over a period of twenty years he would have pleasant afternoons on the Isis, entertaining friends or notable visitors, and giving great pleasure to all who were privileged to enjoy them. The Isis was used by Sir James in pleasure cruises for many years in Sydney Harbour, and along the NSW coast to Broken Bay.

The Isis passed later to Messrs. Emerson Brothers, of North Sydney, who removed the boiler and machinery, and the hull was sold to Mr. C. H. Relph, of Berry's Bay. Under his ownership a 60 horse-power oil engine was installed, and the vessel was used a great deal along the coast.

The Isis was sold to Mr. Samuel Perry, of Adelaide, and under the command of Captain Tobin, of the Adelaide Steamship Company Ltd., the vessel sailed away from Sydney on Sunday 9 Septemeber 1923. The Isis became South Australia's largest privately-owned yacht, belonging to industrialist Samuel Perry, a member of the Royal South Australian Yacht Club.

The Isis was sold to William Lionel Buckland of the Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron, in 1932.

Isis Sinking — Wrecked Thursday 10 March 1932

The Isis had only recently been purchased by Mr William Buckland, of Melbourne, from the estate of Samuel Perry, and sailed into Port Phillip.

On its final voyage, the owner William Buckland, Captain Ivo Thomson, and engineer James McClure, had sailed down to Frankston and anchored for the night with no indication of foul weather. The Isis was moored by the head, and anchored on good ground, but at 12:30 a.m. a fiece gale occured, with winds of 60 to 70 miles per hour. pushed the Isis stern first towards the reef and the anchor failed to grip on the smooth sandy bottom. The Isis ran aground with a sickening jar on the reef on Thursday 10 March 1932. The owner and crew, who were sleeping on board, had a narrow escape.

As the vessel was pounded by the huge seas, it became obvious to the three on board that the hull was beginning to break up. Captain Thomson decided they all needed to get clear of the Isis and head to shore in the ship's dinghy. Rowing to shore in a howling storm was no easy matter with Mr Buckland injuring his leg whilst boarding the dinghy, and Mr McClure losing one oar due to the violent seas, but Captain Thomson managed to row through the heavy surf with one oar to the beach.

The Isis herself was blown ashore at a point 300 yards off the beach at Mornington Road, Frankston. At daylight what remained of the Isis lay only a short distance from Frankston Pier, and many lighter pieces of wreckage lay strewn on the beach.

See also, MAAV: Isis 1892-1932,
Heritage Council Victoria: Isis, and
Australian National Shipwreck Database: Isis.

Heritage Warning: Any shipwreck or shipwreck relic that is 75 years or older is protected by legislation. Other items of maritime heritage 75 years or older are also protected by legislation. Activities such as digging for bottles, coins or other artefacts that involve the disturbance of archaeological sites may be in breach of the legislation, and penalties may apply. The legislation requires the mandatory reporting to Heritage Victoria as soon as practicable of any archaeological site that is identified. See Maritime heritage. Anyone with information about looting or stolen artefacts should call Heritage Victoria on (03) 7022 6390, or send an email to heritage.victoria@delwp.vic.gov.au.

Boon Wurrung / Bunurong country
Boon Wurrung / Bunurong country

Traditional Owners — This dive site is in the traditional Country of the Boon Wurrung / Bunurong people of the Kulin Nation. This truly ancient Country includes parts of Port Phillip, from the Werribee River in the north-west, down to Wilson's Promontory in the south-east, including the Mornington Peninsula, French Island and Phillip Island, plus Western Port. We wish to acknowledge the Boon Wurrung as Traditional Owners. We pay respect to their Ancestors and their Elders, past, present and emerging. We acknowledge Bunjil the Creator Spirit of this beautiful land, who travels as an eagle, and Waarn, who protects the waterways and travels as a crow, and thank them for continuing to watch over this Country today and beyond.

 

Isis Location Map

Latitude: 38° 8.083′ S   (38.134717° S / 38° 8′ 4.98″ S)
Longitude: 145° 5.828′ E   (145.097133° E / 145° 5′ 49.68″ E)

Datum: WGS84 | Google Map
Added: 2012-07-22 09:00:00 GMT, Last updated: 2022-05-01 19:05:29 GMT
Source: GPS
Nearest Neighbour: Yakka Reef Frankston, 899 m, bearing 214°, SW
Two-Masted Wooden Auxiliary Yacht, 71 ton.
Built: North Sydney, New South Wales, 1892.
Sunk: 10 March 1932.
Frankston, Port Phillip.
Depth: 10 m.



DISCLAIMER: No claim is made by The Scuba Doctor as to the accuracy of the dive site coordinates listed here. Should anyone decide to use these GPS marks to locate and dive on a site, they do so entirely at their own risk. Always verify against other sources.

The marks come from numerous sources including commercial operators, independent dive clubs, reference works, and active divers. Some are known to be accurate, while others may not be. Some GPS marks may even have come from maps using the AGD66 datum, and thus may need be converted to the WGS84 datum. To distinguish between the possible accuracy of the dive site marks, we've tried to give each mark a source of GPS, Google Earth, or unknown.

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