Shipwreck Databases Western Australian Museum

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

Gouped 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