Itata (1883)
![]() The wreck of Itata. | |
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Name | Itata |
Owner | Newark Shipping Company |
Port of registry | Liverpool |
Builder | R. & J. Evans, Liverpool |
Launched | 1883 |
Identification | Official Number: 87910 |
Fate | Scuttled in Middle Harbour. |
General characteristics | |
Length | 202.1 ft (61.6 m) |
Beam | 33 ft 6 in (10.21 m) |
Depth | 9.9 ft (3.0 m) |
Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
Itata was a three-masted iron barque built by R & J Evans, Liverpool in 1883. She was severely damaged by a fire in her hold at Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, in 1906.[1] Her hulk was towed to Sydney and was scuttled in Saltpan Creek, Middle Harbour.
The location is -33.8151031, 151.2246810
Fate
[edit]While awaiting loading of one hold with coal alongside a wharf, she was severely damaged by fire at Newcastle, 12 January 1906 after another hold with a nitrate cargo caught fire. The resultant fire and explosions bowed and twisted her iron hull. She was towed to Sydney for use as a hulk, however was too badly damaged and was scuttled in Saltpan Creek, Middle Harbour.
Currently the Itata is often used as a training site for wreck diving dive courses.
References
[edit]- ^ "The Sydney Morning Herald, Saturday 13 January 1906. p.11". Sydney Morning Herald. 13 January 1906. Retrieved 29 February 2012.