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Hobart

8 km west of Wirrina Cove, Yankalilla Bay, Gulf St. Vincent, South Australia

Hobart was a built in 09/01/1964 and lost on 05/11/2002. On Sunday 3 November 2002 the Hobart was towed to Yankalilla Bay from Port Adelaide by the motor tug Warren. It anchored off Wirrina Cove for last-minute preparations and was finally scuttled by controlled flooding on Tuesday 5th November. Explosives wer

CategorySHIPWRECK
Location8 km west of Wirrina Cove, Yankalilla Bay, Gulf St. Vincent, South Australia
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year2002
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceSteel; On Sunday 3 November 2002 the Hobart was towed to Yankalilla Bay from Port Adelaide by the motor tug Warren. It anchored off Wirrina Cove for last-minute preparations and was finally scuttled by controlled flooding on Tuesday 5th November. Explosives wer

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