This large stocked anchor is now located at the corner of at the Port River end of Torrens Avenue at New Port: -
It was only placed there by the housing developers late in 2023 to be an attraction on the walking loop there.
Prior to that, it was located at the edge of the small car park in Port Adelaide at the corner of Dale & Nile streets. The Port Adelaide Anchor Trail guide published by the Marine Life Society of South Australia describes the anchor as being a Rodgers small palm anchor 3.5m in length from the mid-1850s.
According to A Study of Port Adelaide’s Anchors , "The stock is some 3.5m long, the shaft around 3.3m long and the arms have a total width of 2m. Nick Reed from the Big Anchor Project said that this anchor is a Rodger’s small palm anchor (after Lieut. William Rodger RN). ‘Small palm’ because the flukes, or the “palms” almost look delicate compared to the anchor. Although it is possibly from the mid-1850s, the chain attached to the anchor is stamped “1916”. This anchor is believed to be the mooring anchor for the old steamship mooring buoy at Largs Bay, where passengers were ferried ashore by small boats prior to the Outer Harbor being developed. Nick Reed said that this anchor has an “Interesting squared shank. Straight stock fastened by a cotter pin. Stock could be removed to aid stowage.” Nick Reed described the Rodger’s small palm anchor as “Well thought of and designed to give better grip.” "
Prior to being located in the small car park at the corner of Dale & Nile streets in Port Adelaide, the anchor used to be located by the Birkenhead Bridge. It was moved to the nearby car park when the Quest apartments were built adjacent to the Birkenhead Bridge.
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