Torrens wreck
Ex dredge and steam tug. round stern, clincher built, 1 deck, two masts. Built for South Australian Co, Pt Adelaide. converted to cargo and transported to Fremantle. Last role, with engines removed was to be anchored at Crawley for use of Sea Scouts.
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Country Built Scotland
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Port Built Renfrew
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When Built 1877
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Length 30.60
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Beam 6.40
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Draft 2.70
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Engine Engines removed
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TONA 135.00
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TONB 38.00
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When Lost 1926/06/09
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Where Lost Scuttled off North Mole, Fremantle
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Sinking scuttled
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Sunk Code Scuttled
Museum Reference
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wreck Torrens
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Protected Federal
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Found N
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Inspected N
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Official Number 76800
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Confidential NO
Artefact information
| wreck | Torrens |
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| When Lost | 1926/06/09 |
| Protected | Federal |
| Found | N |
| Inspected | N |
| Where Lost | Scuttled off North Mole, Fremantle |
| Engine | Engines removed |
| TONA | 135.00 |
| TONB | 38.00 |
| Country Built | Scotland |
| Port Built | Renfrew |
| When Built | 1877 |
| Port Registered | Fremantle |
| Official Number | 76800 |
| Length | 30.60 |
| Beam | 6.40 |
| Draft | 2.70 |
| Sinking | scuttled |
| Sunk Code | Scuttled |
| Owner | North Coast Shipping Company Ltd |
| Builder | W.Simons & Co. |
| Comments | Ex dredge and steam tug. round stern, clincher built, 1 deck, two masts. Built for South Australian Co, Pt Adelaide. converted to cargo and transported to Fremantle. Last role, with engines removed was to be anchored at Crawley for use of Sea Scouts. |
| Sources | WA Museum Maritime History Vessels database. Ref.: Sea dumping in Australia: Historical and contemporary aspects Geoff Plunkett Department of Defence Department of the Environment and Heritage, 2003 ISBN 0 642 29588 3 @ http://www.deh.gov.au/coasts/pollution/dumping/history/scuttled-wa.html |
| Confidential | NO |
| URL | http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/wrecks/torrens |