Beverwijk 19 was a Dutch steam dredge of 319 tons built in 1912, one of a numbered series built for the Beverwijk dredging concern in the Netherlands. She was imported to Melbourne in 1950 for dredging the Yarra River and later helped deepen the Geelong and Melbourne shipping channels during the post-war port expansion. Worn out by 1963, she was towed to the Graveyard and scuttled on 7 May that year – one of the last vessels dumped before the practice ended.

The wreck lies upside down with the bow pointing towards Barwon Heads in 42–46 m. The hull has collapsed and the Scuba Doctor describes the site as generally unstable, so it is a dive of machinery rather than of intact ship: a large boiler, the propeller, and the great 'wagon wheels' of the dredging gear are the landmarks, and the suction pipe and pumping gear are visible at the bow. The stern section remains upright and is the most structured part.

There are, despite the collapse, some sections that allow penetration for trained divers. Sponge and zoanthid growth is good and the usual western-Graveyard fish – ling, bullseyes, butterfly perch – shelter in the machinery, with crayfish under the plates. Visibility is generally 10–20 m in settled autumn conditions.

With the top of the wreck around 40 m and sand at 46 m it is a normoxic-trimix dive of similar profile to the neighbouring Batman and Fawkner, and it is often dived as one of a pair with either. It suits technical divers who enjoy working out industrial machinery and who are comfortable around unstable structure; it is not a wreck for pushing into confined spaces.

Boat only. The western end of the Ships' Graveyard sits 8–12 km south of Barwon Heads and is normally reached from Queenscliff Harbour (Red Boats, Dive Victoria Group technical charters) – a 40–60 minute run out through The Rip and west along the Bellarine coast – or occasionally from the Barwon Heads river ramp in a small boat when the bar is flat. Drive Melbourne–Queenscliff via the Geelong Ring Road and Bellarine Highway (about 1 h 40 min).

Technical charters usually load at the harbour before dawn to get the wreck dived before the afternoon sea breeze. Private boats need a reliable sounder and the published GPS marks, as nothing shows on the surface.

Fully exposed Bass Strait. South-westerly swell is the killer: most charters will not run on a forecast over about 1.5 m, and anything from the south or west over 2 m makes the site undiveable and the passage through The Rip dangerous. Northerly and north-easterly winds flatten the sea; a calm morning after several settled days gives the best visibility (often 15–25 m in autumn and winter).

Surge is felt on the wreck in any swell over 1 m. Tidal streams outside The Heads are weaker than inside but still run; charters aim for slack water at Port Phillip Heads or a favourable tide for the transit. Winter westerlies close the site for weeks at a time.

The wreck sits in or near the shipping approach and pilot boarding ground, so a shot line, surface cover and a delayed SMB are mandatory.

Shot onto the upturned hull. Circle the wreck: the upright stern with its propeller and large boiler, then along the collapsed midsection where the 'wagon wheels' of the dredging machinery lie, to the bow section pointing towards Barwon Heads with the suction pipe and pumping gear. Only enter the recognised penetration sections with a line; the structure is unstable.

Ascend the shot at 20 minutes with staged deco.

Technical (decompression) dive. Normoxic trimix (e.g. 21/35 or 18/45) recommended; 20 min bottom time gives roughly 25–40 min of decompression on EAN50 and oxygen. Air dives to this depth are strongly discouraged.

Drop a weighted shot on the wreck, use a delayed SMB from the wreck or a decompression trapeze under the boat; the site is in a shipping approach so free-drifting deco is discouraged.

Described by the Scuba Doctor as a popular dive for experienced deep/technical divers; Red Boats (Queenscliff) and Dive Victoria Group technical charters a few times a season, private technical boats otherwise.