Site information
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Site ID:
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436
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Type:
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Destroyer
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Construction:
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Steel
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Primary industry:
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Defence
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Sub-industry:
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naval
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Gross tonnage:
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1075
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Net tonnage:
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Length (mtrs):
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84.12
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Beam (mtrs):
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8.138
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Draft (mtrs):
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3.291
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Cargo:
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Nil
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Engine:
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Steam turbine 27,000 hp - removed
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Country built:
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UNITED KINGDOM
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State built:
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Port built:
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Newcastle on Tyne
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builder:
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Swan Hunter
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Port registered:
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When built:
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1918
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Registration number:
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Official number:
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Sources:
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SMH 21/7/39 Dept of Navigation 'Report of Sinking of Ship at Sea' 1939. Parsons, R & Plunkett, G, 'Scuttled and Abandoned Ships in Australian Waters' 1998
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Comments:
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Lost event
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When lost:
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1939/07/21
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Where lost:
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Sydney, Disposal Area
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Wrecked/Refloated:
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Wrecked
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Sinking:
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Scuttled
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From port:
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Sydney
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To port:
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NA
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Master:
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NA
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Owner:
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Penguin Pty Ltd
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Crew:
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0
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Passengers:
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Crew deaths:
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0
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Passenger deaths:
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0
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Total deaths:
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0
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Location
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Maximum latitude:
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34.016667
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Minimum latitude:
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33.983333
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Maximum longitude:
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151.6195
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Minimum longitude:
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33.983333
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Datum used:
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Datum
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Latitude
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Longitude
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Zone
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Easting
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Northing
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AGD66
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AGD84
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GDA94
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WGS84
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Management
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Found:
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No
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Inspected:
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NO
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Protected:
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Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976
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Jurisdiction:
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Federal
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Protection notes:
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Signage:
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Web address:
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