Shipwreck
PS George Rennie
Great Barrier Reef, Australia· Coral Sea
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- Type
- Wreck
- Year Sunk
- 1902
- Completeness
- 74%
Overview
PS George Rennie was a steel-hulled ship scuttled in the lee of Hawking Point, Magnetic Island, Queensland, Australia. It was built in 1885 in Middlesex as a 151-gross-ton paddle steamer. In 1896 the vessel was purchased by Howard Smith who converted it into a lighter. Howard Smith used the vessel to transport coal from the anchorage at West Point to Townsville Harbour. It was scuttled in 1902 to serve as a breakwater for a small jetty in the bay. The remains of the ship can still be seen at low tide from Picnic Bay beach.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA.
Wreck dossier
Vessel type
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Year sunk
1902
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Depth to seabed
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Charted hazard
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Divable
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In the area
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