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The B22 was wrecked at Echuca and was abandoned after the sinking.

The B22 was a wooden barge built in Echuca on the Victorian side of the Murray River. The vessel had a length of 24.9 metres and a beam of 5.1 metres.

PHOTO: B22 Barge, Echuca. Image S.Smith
B22 Barge, Echuca. Image S.Smith

Database

Site information

Site ID:

1782

Type:

Barge

Construction:

Wood

Primary industry:

Transport

Sub-industry:

Gross tonnage:

Net tonnage:

Length (mtrs):

24.99

Beam (mtrs):

5.181

Draft (mtrs):

Cargo:

Timber

Engine:

Country built:

AUSTRALIA

State built:

Victoria

Port built:

Murray River, Echuca

builder:

Port registered:

When built:

1922

Registration number:

Official number:

Sources:

Kenderdine, S, 1994, Historic Shipping on the Murray River

Comments:

Lost event

When lost:

Where lost:

Murray River, Echuca

Wrecked/Refloated:

Wrecked

Sinking:

Abandoned

From port:

To port:

Master:

Owner:

Crew:

Passengers:

Crew deaths:

Passenger deaths:

Total deaths:

Location

Maximum latitude:

36.015

Minimum latitude:

Maximum longitude:

Minimum longitude:

Datum used:

Datum	Latitude	Longitude	Zone	Easting	Northing
AGD66
AGD84
GDA94
WGS84

Management

Found:

Yes

Inspected:

Yes

Protected:

NSW Heritage Act 1977

Jurisdiction:

State

Protection notes:

Signage:

Web address:

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