Edwin Fox preservation project

Edwin Fox lays claim to a string of astounding facts:
- oldest merchant ship in the world
- 9th oldest ship in the world
- built 1853
- only surviving Australian convict ship out of 1040 ships
- oldest surviving NZ immigrant ship
- carried troops to the Crimean War

Walked the ship hulk where the construction was self evident. This thing is huge compared to other old wooden sea-going ships we've seen. Columbus' Santa Maria seemed small by comparison.Read more