LocationOff Pyramid Rock, Phillip Island VHR NumberS301 Date lost01/04/1976 Year of construction1914 Official number159581 |
Physical Description | |
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Hull Details | Twin screw, Steam bucket dredge (Harbour Dredge), single deck, elliptical stern, in/out strakes, steel frame, pole mast straight stem. |
Propulsion | Steam - Screw |
Number of Masts | 1 |
Length / Breadth / Depth | 230.1 Feet / 44.1 Feet / 17.1 Feet |
History | |
Builder | Fleming & Ferguson Ltd |
Built Date | 1914 |
Built Port / Country | Paisley / Scotland |
Registration Number | 1 of 1943 |
Registration Port / Country | Melbourne / Australia |
Details |
The Melbourne Harbour Trust Commission purchased the steam dredge SIR WILLIAM MATHEWS on 10 October 1941 from the Western Australian Government. Although the dredge was described as a suction dredge it was in fact a bucket dredge. After an overhaul, the vessel was renamed the GEORGE KERMODE and commenced operation in Victorian waters on 22 June 1942. The vessel was hired out to the Port of Burnie in 1945-46 but continued in the ownership of the Trust until 1 April 1976 when it was scuttled by the Department of Conservation, Forrests and Lands as part of their artificial reef program. This program resulted in a number of reefs being established in Port Phillip Bay, including one off Carrum containing the wooden steamer URALBA.
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Voyage Details | |
Date Lost | 01/04/1976 |
Owner | March 1943: Melbourne Harbour Trust Commissioners |
Cause of Loss |
Scuttled as an artificial reef by Conservation, Forests and Lands
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Further Details | |
Number of Passengers | 0 |
Number of Crew Members | 0 |