CM25 - Lead
Cumberland
Musket balls.
Site Area Code South West
Site Location E 5-10v m / N 0-5 m
Number of Items 26
Material Lead
Museum Reference
Registration Number 25
ID 7204
Status Commonwealth
Shipwreck Databases
Western Australian Museum
Cumberland
The ship Cumberland was built of teak, iron fastened with iron knees, and had been sheathed with copper. It had two decks, and carried a proofed chain anchor cable as well as two coir rope cables. The vessel’s loaded draught was 17 ft (5.18 m). It was owned by Steel, Lamden and Company, and, under the command of Anthony Steel, had delivered a cargo of 16??000 bushels of wheat from Bombay to...