Steamship "Governor musgrave", built in 1874 by Mort's Dock & Engineering Co for the Marine Board of SA.  For many years this vessel was employed for all kinds of coastal service; repairs to jetties, investigating and attending wrecks, delivering stores t

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Steamship "Governor musgrave", built in 1874 by Mort's Dock & Engineering Co for the Marine Board of SA. For many years this vessel was employed for all kinds of coastal service; repairs to jetties, investigating and attending wrecks, delivering stores to lighthouses and special government commissions. She was transferred to the Commonwealth after Federation and hulked in Sydney. Tonnage: 266 gross Dimensions: length 130', breadth 21', draught 11' This image shows vessel taking off a survey party at Venus Bay

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Port Adelaide Nautical Museum

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GOVERNOR MUSGRAVE

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