Maritime · Evidence-led place record
Hopper Barge No. 3
1.3 miles south of Cape Jervis, South Australia
Hopper Barge No. 3 was a built in 14/01/1880 and lost on 21/10/1880. Sunk due to heavy weather. On 4 September 1880, the Orient Lines steamer SS Sorata stranded on a ledge of rocks about a mile south of Cape Jervis. The vessel was not badly damaged and in order to refloat the vessel, it was determined that a barge was
The oddity, explained
Why is Hopper Barge No. 3 unusual?
Hopper Barge No. 3 appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Hopper Barge No. 3 was a built in 14/01/1880 and lost on 21/10/1880. Sunk due to heavy weather. On 4 September 1880, the Orient Lines steamer SS Sorata stranded on a ledge of rocks about a mile south of Cape Jervis. The vessel was not badly damaged and in order to refloat the vessel, it was determined that a barge was. Heritage Atlas treats that specific classification-and-description combination as the oddity; the score is a comparative discovery signal, not proof of mystery or the supernatural.
Evidence and further exploration
The coordinate, category and description remain tied to the cited source. Comparative oddness helps discovery; it does not add facts that the source does not provide.
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