Shipwreck
HMCS Protector
Great Barrier Reef, Australia· Coral Sea
- Max Depth
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- Type
- Wreck
- Year Sunk
- 1943
- Completeness
- 79%
Overview
HMCS Protector was a large flat-iron gunboat commissioned and purchased by the South Australian government in 1884, for the purpose of defending the local coastline against possible attacks in the aftermath of the 'Russian scare', of the 1870s. She arrived in Adelaide in September 1884 and served in the Boxer Rebellion, World War I and World War II.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA.
Wreck dossier
Vessel type
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Year sunk
1943
Length
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Depth to seabed
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Charted hazard
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Divable
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