FATE OF THE PSYCHE.
FORMER WARSHIP SUNK.
SHIP THAT MET GERMAN RAIDER
A report received last week by the Australian Department of Navigation from the lighthouse-keeper at Nelson's Bay intimated that the hulk Psyche, for merly a warship, had sunk in Salamander Bay, Port Stephens. The cause is not kii-twn. In her prime a British warship, the Psycho was recently a hulk, and at the time of her sinking was used for the storage of timber. She had on board a quantity of hardwood, which was awaiting shipment. The vessel has been in use at Port Stephens as a hulk for a few months. Prior to that- she was laid up in Sydney Harbour for about two years. The Psyche was built in England in and was for many years stationed in Austrtlian and New Zealand waters. During the war she carried on a large amount of work in the Indian and Pacitfic Oceans, and at one time, in 1917, encountered the German raider Wolf.
In August, 1922, tho Psyche was disposed of to Mr. William Waugh, who dismantled tho vessel and converted her into a hulk. Sho was sold for use at Port Stephens a few months ago.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18895, 18 December 1924, Page 13
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