Eivion
A wooden trader remembered at Rye Pier
Draft research. The loss date, ownership and historical account below have not yet been verified against primary records.
The Eivion is interpreted here as a wooden sailing trader associated with the lime and timber trade at Rye Pier. The historical details remain under review; the virtual wreck is an authored reconstruction.
- Type
- Wooden sailing ketch (draft identification)
- Trade
- Lime and timber, Port Phillip Bay (unverified)
- Lost
- Date and circumstances not confirmed
- Where
- East of Rye Pier; distance not confirmed
- Reconstruction
- Dimensions and placement are authored estimates
The lime trade
Draft account: the historical details in this section still need primary-source verification.
Draft notes associate Rye Pier with the peninsula’s lime trade and describe small sailing vessels carrying lime to Melbourne. The pier date and details of that trade still need checking.
Those notes also suggest that bagged lime was kept in divided holds. The stowage details and any limewashing of bulkheads are not yet verified.
The loss
Draft account: the historical details in this section still need primary-source verification.
A draft account describes the Eivion loading timber and lime when a westerly gale drove her against Rye Pier. Details such as the remaining cargo, duration of the storm and sequence of the wrecking are not yet confirmed.
The same account reports later clearance using explosives. This detail also needs verification against primary records.
Exploring the interpretation
In World, the wreck is represented by timber remains and marine growth east of the pier. Its shape, dimensions and placement are interpretive estimates, not a surveyed plan or advice for visiting the real site.
Sources
- Victorian Heritage Database: Eivion shipwreck — Primary heritage record listed for follow-up; not yet checked directly.
- Wikipedia: Rye, Victoria — Further reading only. Its Rye pier section is marked as lacking sources; the distance is not treated here as verified.
Still to be checked: loss date and detailed account; owner, construction and cargo details; precise wreck position and dimensions.