The 765-gross ton, 3-masted iron-hulled barque Moe was built at Liverpool, England in 1876. It was earlier called the Zoe, Glycinia and Hebe. The 57.3m-long ship was later abandoned in the Garden Island Ships’ Graveyard in the North Arm of the Port River, Port Adelaide.
According to Nathan Richards’ 1997 thesis “The History and
Archaeology of the Garden Island Ships’ Graveyard, North Arm of the Port
Adelaide River, Port Adelaide, South Australia”, “The iron barque Moe was abandoned at the Garden Island Ships’
Graveyard (South Australia) sometime after August 1926. Subsequently, and some years later the vessel
was taken up by a high tide on two separate occasions (25 July 1929 and 1 February
1930), damaging a wharf in the latter incident.
The vessel was then re-abandoned in the same area on 25 September 1931.”
Further, “Part of
this last abandonment procedure included the dumping of an unwanted pontoon on its
stern (see Figure 9.13).”: -
The “Garden Island Ships’ Graveyard Maritime Heritage Trail” booklet published by the Department for Environment and Heritage says that the Moe’s keelson is intact along its length. Much of the aft section remains, with stern plating extending approximately four metres above the silt.”
Here are is a photo of the stern of the Moe from Richards’ 1997 thesis: -
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