PS George Rennie
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Australia | |
Name: | George Rennie |
Owner: | Howard Smith and Company (1896-?) |
Completed: | 1885 |
Out of service: | 1902 |
Fate: | Scuttled in Picnic Bay, Magnetic Island at 2 meters depth |
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Displacement: | 151 GRT |
PS George Rennie was a steel-hulled ship scuttled in the lee of Hawking Point, Magnetic Island, Queensland, Australia.[1] It was built in 1885 in Middlesex as a 151-gross-ton paddle steamer. In 1896 the vessel was purchased by Howard Smith and Company who converted it into a lighter. Howard Smith and Company used the vessel to transport coal[1] to from anchorage at West Point to Townsville harbour. It was scuttled in 1902 to serve as a breakwater for a small jetty in the bay. The remains of the ship can still be seen at low tide from Picnic Bay beach.
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Coordinates: 19°10′51.12″S 146°50′01.66″E / 19.1808667°S 146.8337944°E
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