Bleak Scenes

Abandoned places, lesser-known attractions, and assorted oddities

Smaller Wrecks

The SS Mortlake Bank was a collier, built in Britain in 1924. She was once a similar size to the SS Ayrfield, but she was almost entirely broken up for scrap. Today only part of the stern section survives.

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Wreck of SS Mortlake Bank, Homebush Bay, Sydney, Australia
Wreck of SS Mortlake Bank, Homebush Bay, Sydney, Australia
Wreck of SS Mortlake Bank, Homebush Bay, Sydney, Australia
Wreck of SS Mortlake Bank, Homebush Bay, Sydney, Australia
Wreck of SS Mortlake Bank, Homebush Bay, Sydney, Australia
Wreck of SS Mortlake Bank, Homebush Bay, Sydney, Australia
Wreck of SS Mortlake Bank, Homebush Bay, Sydney, Australia
Wreck of SS Mortlake Bank, Homebush Bay, Sydney, Australia
Wreck of SS Mortlake Bank, Homebush Bay, Sydney, Australia
Wreck of SS Mortlake Bank, Homebush Bay, Sydney, Australia
Wreck of SS Mortlake Bank, Homebush Bay, Sydney, Australia
Wreck of SS Mortlake Bank, Homebush Bay, Sydney, Australia
Wreck of SS Mortlake Bank, Homebush Bay, Sydney, Australia
Wreck of SS Mortlake Bank, Homebush Bay, Sydney, Australia
Wreck of SS Mortlake Bank, Homebush Bay, Sydney, Australia
Wreck of SS Mortlake Bank, Homebush Bay, Sydney, Australia
Wreck of SS Mortlake Bank, Homebush Bay, Sydney, Australia
Wreck of SS Mortlake Bank, Homebush Bay, Sydney, Australia
Wreck of SS Mortlake Bank, Homebush Bay, Sydney, Australia
Wreck of SS Mortlake Bank, Homebush Bay, Sydney, Australia
Wreck of SS Mortlake Bank, Homebush Bay, Sydney, Australia
Wreck of SS Mortlake Bank, Homebush Bay, Sydney, Australia
Wreck of SS Mortlake Bank, Homebush Bay, Sydney, Australia
Wreck of SS Mortlake Bank, Homebush Bay, Sydney, Australia

The remains of a wooden ship-breaking ramp lie rotting on the shore. About 50 metres away, the wreck of a small barge is hidden amongst the mangroves.

shipbreaking ramp, Homebush Bay, Sydney, Australia
shipbreaking ramp, Homebush Bay, Sydney, Australia
shipbreaking ramp, Homebush Bay, Sydney, Australia
shipbreaking ramp, Homebush Bay, Sydney, Australia
Abandoned barge, Homebush Bay, Sydney, Australia
abandoned barge, Homebush Bay, Sydney, Australia
porthole in abandoned barge
abandoned barge, Homebush Bay, Sydney, Australia
ventilator on barge
bollards on barge