No 5 dumb hopper barge

No 5 dumb hopper barge was a hopper barge which was built in 1911 at Balmain in New South Wales by Poole & Steel for the then Marine Board of South Australia, an agency of the Government of South Australia. She was part of a fleet of vessels used to dredge the shipping approaches to Port Adelaide and other ports in South Australia. Her specific role was to hold spoil from the dredging process and convey it under tow to a dumping site. In 1978, she became redundant after the purchase of two self-propelled barges.

History
Name: No 5 dumb hopper barge
Operator: Department of Marine and Harbours, Government of South Australia
Builder: Poole and Steel
Out of service: 1978
Fate: scuttled to form artificial reef
General characteristics
Type: hopper barge
Length: 140 ft 0 in (42.67 m)
Beam: 30 ft 4 in (9.25 m)
Draft: 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)

Following the prohibition of access to the waters within 550 metres (1,800 feet) of the historic wrecksite of Zanoni, the barge was scuttled during the week ending 13 April 1984 about 17.5 kilometres (10.9 miles) south east of Ardrossan in Gulf St Vincent in South Australia in order to create an artificial reef available for recreational fishing use. In her scuttled state, she is known as Unnamed Barge, The Zanoni Barge and The Ardrossan Barge. The scuttling site is officially located at 34°31′48.88″S 138°03′47.04″E.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

See also

References
  1. "Australian National Shipwreck Database (ANSD) - Unnamed barge". Commonwealth of Australia, Department of Environment. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  2. "No. 5 DUMB HOPPER BARGE – Ardrossan (also known as "The Zanoni Barge' & 'The Ardrossan Barge'))" (PDF). Department of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  3. "South Australian Shipwrecks, The Zanoni 1865 - 1867" (PDF). Heritage South Australia, Government of South Australia. 2000. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  4. Boating Industry Association of South Australia (BIA); South Australia. Department for Environment and Heritage (2005), South Australia's waters an atlas & guide, Boating Industry Association of South Australia, p. 189, ISBN 978-1-86254-680-6
  5. "Artificial reefs". Primary Industries and Regions, South Australia. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  6. "Bait up for an Easter bonanza". The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA). 13 April 1984. p. 16.


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