Although specific times and costs may change, the outline below provides a rough guide to the ships and museums we plan to visit and the places we plan to be. Where possible, we’ll be looking to meet fans and backers on at least one night in each location.
Our cost estimates are ‘per person’ costs based on March 2023 prices. These costs do not represent all those associated with the expedition, but are intended to give you an idea of where the major expenses fall.
| Expedition Day | Base of operations | Associated Costs | Plans |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INBOUND | £3,920 | Flight to/from Australia via Singapore |
| 2 | Perth | £970 | Check in to hotels and begin recovery |
| 3 | Perth | Rest day with possible fan meetup (recovery allowing) | |
| 4 | Perth | Western Australia Maritime Museum: Branch – Maritime and Shipwrecks Museums: HMAS Ovens, Australia II , massive, massive collections of engines and other materials | |
| 5 | Perth | £200 | Museum of the Great Southern, including the Amityin Albany (short flight there and back) |
| 6 | Melbourne | £910 | Fly to Melbourne (Flight + hotels) |
| 7 | Melbourne | HMAS Castlemaine, Bathurst Class Corvette preserved in Williamstown, Victoria | |
| 8 | Melbourne | Polly Woodside , Belfast-built, three-masted, iron-hulled barque | |
| 9 | Brisbane | £940 | Fly to Brisbane (flight and hotels) |
| 10 | Brisbane | HMAS Diamantina (K377), River Class WWII frigate preserved in Queensland Maritime Museum, along with Forceful (tugboat), and again with big collections all around it – including the details of the 1500+ shipwrecks on Great Barrier Reef | |
| 11 | Brisbane | Queensland Maritime Museum overflow day | |
| 12 | Sydney | £1,500 | Travel to Sydney and check in (flight + hotels) |
| 13 | Sydney | £830 | Pick up hire car and Royal Australian Fleet Air Arm Museum |
| 14 | Sydney | Royal Australian Fleet Air Arm Museum overflow day | |
| 15 | Sydney | Australian National Maritime Museum: HMAS Vampire, HMAS Advance, Commonwealth Lightship 4 (CLS4) Carpentaria, Steam Yacht Ena (aka HMAS Sleuth), HM Bark Endeavour Replica, James Craig (three masted, iron hulled barque – still sailing), SS John Oxley , MV Krait(vessel used by special forces during WWII, specifically the Z Special Unit for the Singapore harbour raid, aka Operation Jaywick), HMAS Onslow, Spirit of Australia (set world water speed record in October 1978) | |
| 16 | Sydney | Overflow day | |
| 17 | Sydney | Overflow day | |
| 18 | India Pacific* | £1,350 | Train-based content on Australian railway history |
| 19 | India Pacific | Train-based content on Australian railway history | |
| 20 | India Pacific | Train-based content on Australian railway history | |
| 21 | Perth | £274 | Final recovery and potential museum revisit |
| 22 | London | Fly back to UK |
*Partial team portion of the trip, due to existing time commitments.
Additional costs
Our target represents a minimum value to make this trip viable. There are many incidental costs we will occur beyond those listed, which are committed to paying out-of-pocket if required.