North Mole Barge (8348)
Off North Mole
Probably unlikly to be the Torrens which had a beam of 21.7 ft (6.6 m) MH database 19693
Fremantle Port Authority Notice No. 24 of 1988 states Gareenup was relocated at position 040°T 160 (corrected in pencil from 190) m from North Mole Lighthouse. Gareenup had a beam 17.15 ft ( 5.2 m) and was composite built MH database 13915 so is even less likely to be N Mole Barge. Note photograph Fig 7.1 in DMA Report No. 46.
Waters
I ss ex dredge 135 g, 38 n, ON76800, 100.4 x 21.0 x 8.8, B.1877 W.Simons & Co, Renfrew for South Australian Co.reg. Pt. Adelaide thence Melbourne Harbour Trust Feb. 1897 McIlwraith, McEacharn & Co. and converted to cargo. trans.to Fremantle reg. 1904 and that register never closed. Last official owner. North Coast Shipping Co.Ltd. Press (Sth.Aust.Register June 3, 1927) - Scuttled Nov. 9, 1926 outside North Mole Fremantle. Her last role, with engine removed, was to be anchored at Crawley for use of Sea Scouts.
Ship Built
Owner North Coast Shipping Co.Ltd. Press (Sth.Aust.Register June 3, 1927)
Builder W.Simons & Co, Renfrew
Country Built Australia
Port Built Adelaide
Port Registered Fremantle
When Built 1877
Ship Lost
Grouped Region Metro
When Lost 8348
Where Lost Off North Mole
Latitude -32.051903
Longitude 115.725987
Ship Details
Engine N
Length 30.50
Beam 6.40
TONA 135.00
TONB 38.00
Draft 2.70
Museum Reference
Official Number 76800
Unique Number 928
Sunk Code Scuttled
File Number 2009/0170/SG _MA-121/84
Protected Protected Federal
Found Y
Inspected Y
Date Inspected 1997/03/27
Confidential NO