decorated for Royal visit
BLACK SWAN DREDGE 1892-1911
decorated for Royal visit
Description
Bucket ladder dredge
Construction
Iron bottom replaced with jarrah 12 HP up to 32HP with large flywheel, Maudslay Son and Field
Size
tonnes ? length 27.4m beam 7.3m depth
Built
1892 Mr Christian, North Fremantle assembled the dredge that came out in sections from UK
Owner
Public Works Department
Sunk
1911
Location
outside old North Mole, Fremantle
Latitude/Longitude
(-32.0510928, 115.7258096)
Sinking
Towed outside North Mole and scuttled with other plant
Underwater
Not Seen in recent years, possible covered by new north mole
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