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Sarnia

North Arm, Garden Island, Port Adelaide, South Australia

Sarnia was a built in 1877 and lost on 26/11/1926. Abandoned in the North Arm after seams opened 26 November 1926. The Harbours Board initially salvaged as much material as possible, before depositing the vessel at the Garden Island Ships’ Graveyard on 7 April 1927. During the next few months isolated

CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationNorth Arm, Garden Island, Port Adelaide, South Australia
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1926
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceComposite; Abandoned in the North Arm after seams opened 26 November 1926. The Harbours Board initially salvaged as much material as possible, before depositing the vessel at the Garden Island Ships’ Graveyard on 7 April 1927. During the next few months isolated

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Why is Sarnia unusual?

Sarnia appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Sarnia was a built in 1877 and lost on 26/11/1926. Abandoned in the North Arm after seams opened 26 November 1926. The Harbours Board initially salvaged as much material as possible, before depositing the vessel at the Garden Island Ships’ Graveyard on 7 April 1927. During the next few months isolated. 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. Compare nearby records and the linked country or category collection to understand how this entry relates to places supported by the same governed evidence.

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Data last collected: 3 September 2026 for this retained atlas release. Page and source last rechecked: 3 September 2026. Treat the record as a research starting point: open the original source, confirm current access conditions and compare the mapped location with local guidance before travelling. A missing field means the approved source did not support it; it is not evidence that the feature or restriction does not exist.

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