SS Pioneer (1905)

SS Pioneer was a steam dredging ship which was in service with the Department of Ports & Harbours, Melbourne, Australia, from 1905 to 1975.[1]

History
Australia
Name	SS Pioneer
Owner	Government of Victoria
Operator	Department of Ports & Harbours, Melbourne
Builder	Ferguson Shipbuilders, Port Glasgow
Yard number	161
Launched	15 April 1905
Identification	Official number: 120520
Fate	Scuttled off Port Phillip, 9 March 1950
General characteristics [1]
Type	Hopper Dredger
Tonnage	543 GRT 192 NRT
Length	170 ft (52 m) p/p
Beam	37 ft 1 in (11.30 m)
Depth	10 ft 3 in (3.12 m)
Propulsion	2 × triple expansion steam engines, 2 shafts
Speed	9 knots (17 km/h)

Pioneer was finally scuttled in 50 metres (160 ft) of water in the "Ships' Graveyard" off Point Lonsdale on 9 March 1950.[2]