An early evening shot of the remains of the Glenturk at Risby Cove, Strahan
The following is from the Australasian Underwater Cultural Heritage Database:
The Glenturk, was a screw steamship (83.4’ x 22.5’ x 5.8’), built at Port Esperance in 1905 by J. Eden Heron. The vessel was powered by a compound steam engine made by R. Arthur & Son, Newport, Monmouthshire, England, in 1900. Registered in Hobart, the last official owner was contractor George Cheverton in 1918, but in 1919 Glenturk was sold to the Pine Export Company of Strahan. They chartered the vessel to Edward Grining in 1927, and the Grining family seem to have become her final owners. Glenturk is said to have been taken out of service after losing its rudder when it hit Sophia Point Reef, probably in August 1935.
An early evening shot of the remains of the Glenturk at Risby Cove, Strahan
The following is from the Australasian Underwater Cultural Heritage Database:
The Glenturk, was a screw steamship (83.4’ x 22.5’ x 5.8’), built at Port Esperance in 1905 by J. Eden Heron. The vessel was powered by a compound steam engine made by R. Arthur & Son, Newport, Monmouthshire, England, in 1900. Registered in Hobart, the last official owner was contractor George Cheverton in 1918, but in 1919 Glenturk was sold to the Pine Export Company of Strahan. They chartered the vessel to Edward Grining in 1927, and the Grining family seem to have become her final owners. Glenturk is said to have been taken out of service after losing its rudder when it hit Sophia Point Reef, probably in August 1935.