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  Muscoota (Buckingham)

Coal Barge
Clipper





Ship History
Built as an iron hull clipper. Launched as Buckingham by Queen Victoria. Later renamed Muscoota.

Wartime History
During the Pacific War, converted into a coal refueling barge used in Milne Bay. At the end of the war, began to leak and afterwards, scuttled in Discovery Bay near Waga Waga.

Shipwreck
This ship rests at a depth of 20m in Discovery Bay near Waga Waga.

References
Dive Sites of Papua New Guinea by Bob Halstead pages 36-37

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Last Updated
September 27, 2023

 

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