SS Pioneer (1905)
| History | |
|---|---|
 Australia
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| Name: | SS Pioneer |
| Owner: | Government of Victoria |
| Operator: | Department of Ports & Harbours, Melbourne |
| Builder: | Ferguson Shipbuilders, Port Glasgow, Scotland |
| Yard number: | 161 |
| Launched: | 15 April 1905 |
| Identification: | Official number: 120520 |
| Fate: | Scuttled off Port Phillip, 9 March 1950 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type: | Hopper Dredger |
| Tonnage: | |
| Length: | 170 ft (52 m) p/p |
| Beam: | 37 ft 1 in (11.30 m) |
| Depth: | 10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × triple expansion steam engines, 2 shafts |
| Speed: | 9 knots (17 km/h) |
SS Pioneer was a steam dredging ship which was in service with the Department of Ports & Harbours, Melbourne, Australia, from 1905 to 1950.[1]
Wilhelm Wassmuss sailed on the SS Pioneer down the Tigris river in 1915, when making his way into Persia, to support revolts against the British there.[2]
Pioneer was finally scuttled in 50 metres (160 ft) of water in the "Ships' Graveyard" off Point Lonsdale on 9 March 1950.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Screw Steamer Pioneer". The Clyde Ships Data Base. 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ↑ Khandani, Babak. "German Qaran and Toman". Fravahr.org. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
- ↑ "The Victorian Ships' Graveyard". vicshipwrecks.com. 2009. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
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