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History

On the 22nd of August 1946 the steel lighter Swallow, built in 1908 by W Simons & Co in Renfrew, Scotland, and registered in Sydney was scuttled in the Sydney Disposal Area.

The ex hopper barge, steam cargo vessel and Grafton train ferry was 62.7 metres long and weighed 859 tons, and was used for the transport of coastal cargo.

Database

Site information

Site ID:

472

Type:

Lighter

Construction:

Steel

Primary industry:

Transport

Sub-industry:

cargo - coastal

Gross tonnage:

859

Net tonnage:

497

Length (mtrs):

62.78

Beam (mtrs):

10.08

Draft (mtrs):

4.358

Cargo:

Nil

Engine:

Country built:

UNITED KINGDOM

State built:

Port built:

Renfrew

builder:

W Simons & Co

Port registered:

Sydney

When built:

1908

Registration number:

Official number:

Sources:

Navigation Dept, ''Report of Sinking of Ship at Sea' RANZ 1946 Parsons, R & Plunkett, G, 'Scuttled and Abandoned Ships in Australian Waters' 1998

Comments:

Ex hopper barge, steam cargo vessel and Grafton train ferry. Converted from hopper barge - Sydney Harbour Trust.

Lost event

When lost:

1946/08/22

Where lost:

Sydney, Disposal Area

Wrecked/Refloated:

Wrecked

Sinking:

Scuttled

From port:

Sydney

To port:

Master:

Owner:

Crew:

Passengers:

Crew deaths:

Passenger deaths:

Total deaths:

Location

Maximum latitude:

34.008333

Minimum latitude:

Maximum longitude:

151.666667

Minimum longitude:

Datum used:

Datum	Latitude	Longitude	Zone	Easting	Northing
AGD66
AGD84
GDA94
WGS84

Management

Found:

Inspected:

Protected:

Underwater Cultural Heritage Act 2018

Jurisdiction:

Federal

Protection notes:

Signage:

Web address:

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