Maritime · Evidence-led place record
Glaucus
North Arm, Garden Island, Port Adelaide, South Australia
Glaucus was a built in 1878 and lost on 04/07/1935. In 1935 the hull was accidentally holed while being dismantled in the Portland Canal. The salvagers dropped some scrap iron into the bottom of the hulk, well below the waterline. The Glaucus was severely damaged and leaking. It became a navigation hazard
The oddity, explained
Why is Glaucus unusual?
Glaucus appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Glaucus was a built in 1878 and lost on 04/07/1935. In 1935 the hull was accidentally holed while being dismantled in the Portland Canal. The salvagers dropped some scrap iron into the bottom of the hulk, well below the waterline. The Glaucus was severely damaged and leaking. It became a navigation hazard. 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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