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History

A torpoedo boat/destroyer built at Dumbarton in the UK in 1910 and scuttled off Sydney in 1932.

Database

Site information

Site ID: 259
Type: Torpedo-boat destroyer Construction: Steel
Primary industry: Defence Sub-industry: naval
Gross tonnage: 700 Net tonnage:
Length (mtrs): 76.2 Beam (mtrs): 7.467
Draft (mtrs): 2.743 Cargo: Nil
Engine: Turbine 10,000 hp
Country built: UNITED KINGDOM State built:
Port built: Dumbarton builder: W Denny
Port registered: When built: 1910
Registration number: Official number:
Sources: Gillett, Warships of Australia. Parsons, R & Plunkett, G, 'Scuttled and Abandoned Ships in Australian Waters' 1998.
Comments: Torpoedo boat/destroyer. Some reports say scuttled in July.

Lost event

When lost: 1932/08/22 Where lost: Sydney, Disposal Area
Wrecked/Refloated: Scuttled Sinking: Scuttled
From port: Sydney To port: NA
Master: NA Owner: Australian Government
Crew: 0 Passengers:
Crew deaths: 0 Passenger deaths: 0
Total deaths: 0

Location

Maximum latitude: -34.333333 Minimum latitude: -33.833333
Maximum longitude: 151.666667 Minimum longitude: -33.833333
Datum used: WGS84
  Datum    Latitude    Longitude    Zone    Easting    Northing
AGD66 -34.33333802478250 151.66666700000000 56 377348.12458741500000 6200064.98346831000000
AGD84 -34.33333802478250 151.66666700000000 56 377348.12458741500000 6200064.98346831000000
GDA94 -34.33333303466870 151.66666700000000 56 377348.56277704900000 6200078.72362694000000
WGS84 -34.33333303378950 151.66666700000000 56 377348.56277641000000 6200078.72361998000000

Management

Found: No Inspected: NO
Protected: Underwater Cultural Heritage Act 2018 Jurisdiction: Federal
Protection notes:
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