Maritime · Evidence-led place record

Barge No.5

Port Pirie, Spencer Gulf

Barge No.5 was a built in 17/02/1900 and lost on 02/05/1962. Broken up.

CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationPort Pirie, Spencer Gulf
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1962
Oddness signal84/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceSteel; Broken up.

The oddity, explained

Why is Barge No.5 unusual?

Barge No.5 appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Barge No.5 was a built in 17/02/1900 and lost on 02/05/1962. Broken up. 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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