JUPITER - Mutton Cove
Started life as an iron barge and was shipped in sections from Scotland and was assembled by Henry Fletcher in 1866 where today there is a new housing development called Fletchers slip.
1868 an engine was installed at Goolwa, and the Jupiter converted to a side paddler.
Spec’s
- Length 5.9m (110 feet)
- Breadth 5.9 meters (19.5 feet)
- Depth 1.8 meters (6 feet)
- Weight 119 gross tons
- Top speed 7 knots
For 30 years the Jupiter was used up and down the Murray River. In 1933 it was moved back to Port Adelaide. Where it was converted into a crayfish depot and in 1945 was abandoned. If your lucky to be in Mutton cove at low tide you can see the remains of the Jupiter
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