Iron remains

[xenith]

Remains of Otago and Westralian in Otago Bay.
The nearby plaque says

"Joseph CONRAD (Józelf Teodor Konrad KORZENIOWSKI, 1857-1924) was a polish-born writer and Mariner who became one of the greatest novelists in the English Language. Among his best known were "LORD JIM", "NOSTROMO" and "THE SHADOW LINE", actually written around the barque "OTAGO" which he commanded in 1888."

"The 367 tonne, 44.8m long "OTAGO" was built in Glasgow in 1869 and after sailing the high seas under various commands, including Conrad, was cut down and brought from Sydeny to Hobart about 1900 where she became a coal hulk on the Derwent for more than 20 years.

"In 1931 she was sold at auction at a Mr. H. Dodge and taken to this sit where she was later broke up, some sections being sold as scrap iron to Japan."

Comments

[gillpolack.livejournal.com]

I didn't realise that Conrad's ship was turning to rust in Otago Bay. How amazing. I hope it's protected, for otherwise people like me would take bits as memories and it would fragment and fade.

[monissaw.livejournal.com]

It's just sitting there for anyone to go up to. Most people probably don't know it's there. When I saw the road sign for Otago Bay, I recalled some vague idea about there being the remains of a ship somewhere in the area, just as we came on them.

But that's Hobart.