Maritime · Evidence-led place record

Glenpark

Adjacent to NNE rock near Wedge Island, Spencer Gulf, South Australia

Glenpark was a ship built in 30/01/1897 and lost on 01/02/1901. From Semaphore, the ship Glenpark sailed into Spencer’s Gulf to begin loading a cargo of wheat, bound for Algoa Bay, for Farmers Union Shippers. The first part of the cargo was taken aboard at Port Pirie. Her total cargo would comprise some 28,846 bags

CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationAdjacent to NNE rock near Wedge Island, Spencer Gulf, South Australia
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1901
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceShip; Steel; From Semaphore, the ship Glenpark sailed into Spencer’s Gulf to begin loading a cargo of wheat, bound for Algoa Bay, for Farmers Union Shippers. The first part of the cargo was taken aboard at Port Pirie. Her total cargo would comprise some 28,846 bags

The oddity, explained

Why is Glenpark unusual?

Glenpark appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Glenpark was a ship built in 30/01/1897 and lost on 01/02/1901. From Semaphore, the ship Glenpark sailed into Spencer’s Gulf to begin loading a cargo of wheat, bound for Algoa Bay, for Farmers Union Shippers. The first part of the cargo was taken aboard at Port Pirie. Her total cargo would comprise some 28,846 bags. 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

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