History
The Brutus was deliberately beached at the Harbour to serve as a coaling station. It was built in Glasgow in 1883, and weighed 1,700 tonnes. It was originally known as the Sierra Pedrosa. It was towed from Cape Town. Brutus Island in the harbour is named after it.
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