, ▁she ▁was ▁extens ively ▁dam aged ▁by ▁a ▁storm ▁in ▁the ▁English ▁Channel ▁during ▁October ▁ 1 8 9 1 . ▁ ▁After ▁repair , ▁she ▁left ▁in ▁early ▁November ▁and ▁arrived ▁in ▁A uck land ▁during ▁March ▁ 1 8 9 2 . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁in ▁service ▁with ▁the ▁Mel anes ian ▁Mission ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 2 . ▁The ▁engines ▁were ▁removed ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁prior ▁to ▁her ▁sale . ▁ ▁Final ▁voyage ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 1 ▁September ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁Southern ▁Cross ▁sa iled ▁from ▁Melbourne ▁for ▁Hob art ▁with ▁a ▁general ▁cargo ▁including ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁cases ▁of ▁ben z ine ▁stored ▁on ▁its ▁main ▁deck . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁September , ▁a ▁large ▁quantity ▁of ▁w reck age ▁was ▁found ▁on ▁the ▁north ▁coast ▁of ▁King ▁Island . ▁▁ ▁Further ▁searches ▁found ▁w reck age ▁around ▁the ▁island ▁with ▁a ▁concentration ▁at ▁the ▁southern ▁end . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁w reck age ▁bore ▁traces ▁of ▁burning , ▁it ▁was ▁spec ulated ▁that ▁the ▁ship ' s ▁deck ▁cargo ▁had ▁caught ▁fire , ▁or ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁struck ▁a ▁mine ▁laid ▁by ▁the ▁German ▁ra ider ▁Wol ff ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁personnel ▁were ▁reported ly ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁w reck ing ▁- ▁Frank ▁Rule ▁H od g man , ▁master ; ▁T . ▁W att s , ▁mate ; ▁C .