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Ship Details

Rig

Composite Murray River Barge

Built

1909

Built In

Echuca

Tonnage

Built By

A.J.Inches

Dimensions

111.0 x 21.0 x 5.3

Demise

Benjamin Chiffey, reg. Port Adelaide. 1914: Gem Navigation Co. 1919: Murray Shipping Ltd. 1930: George T. & C.G.D.Heritage. Rigged as a 3 mast aux.Schooner, 100g 73n. Late 1960s: G.Price, Wardang Island & used as a powered lighter. Later: Aboriginal Lands Trust. 1975 Aug.25: Sank in a gale at Wardang Island.