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Glaucus
North Arm, Garden Island, Port Adelaide, South Australia
Glaucus was a built in 1878 and lost on 04/07/1935. In 1935 the hull was accidentally holed while being dismantled in the Portland Canal. The salvagers dropped some scrap iron into the bottom of the hulk, well below the waterline. The Glaucus was severely damaged and leaking. It became a navigation hazard
CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationNorth Arm, Garden Island, Port Adelaide, South Australia
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1935
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceIron; In 1935 the hull was accidentally holed while being dismantled in the Portland Canal. The salvagers dropped some scrap iron into the bottom of the hulk, well below the waterline. The Glaucus was severely damaged and leaking. It became a navigation hazard
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