SS Pioneer (1905)

History
Australia
NameSS Pioneer
OwnerGovernment of Victoria
OperatorDepartment of Ports & Harbours, Melbourne
BuilderFerguson Shipbuilders, Port Glasgow
Yard number161
Launched15 April 1905
IdentificationOfficial number: 120520
FateScuttled off Port Phillip, 9 March 1950
General characteristics [1]
TypeHopper Dredger
Tonnage
Length170 ft (52 m) p/p
Beam37 ft 1 in (11.30 m)
Depth10 ft 3 in (3.12 m)
Propulsion2 × triple expansion steam engines, 2 shafts
Speed9 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 1975.[1]

Pioneer was finally scuttled in 50 metres (160 ft) of water in the "Ships' Graveyard" off Point Lonsdale on 9 March 1950.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Screw Steamer Pioneer". The Clyde Ships Data Base. 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  2. ^ "The Victorian Ships' Graveyard". vicshipwrecks.com. 2009. Archived from the original on 26 January 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2014.


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