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Hopper Barge No. 3
1.3 miles south of Cape Jervis, South Australia
Hopper Barge No. 3 was a built in 14/01/1880 and lost on 21/10/1880. Sunk due to heavy weather. On 4 September 1880, the Orient Lines steamer SS Sorata stranded on a ledge of rocks about a mile south of Cape Jervis. The vessel was not badly damaged and in order to refloat the vessel, it was determined that a barge was
CategorySHIPWRECK
Location1.3 miles south of Cape Jervis, South Australia
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1880
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceIron; Sunk due to heavy weather. On 4 September 1880, the Orient Lines steamer SS Sorata stranded on a ledge of rocks about a mile south of Cape Jervis. The vessel was not badly damaged and in order to refloat the vessel, it was determined that a barge was
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