Shipwreck Databases Western Australian Museum

CM7 - Lead

Cumberland

Sounding lead.

Site Area Code South West

Site Location Wreck site- see Inspection plan 1983

Number of Items 1

Material Lead

Museum Reference

Registration Number 7

ID 7185

Status Commonwealth

Map of shipwreck

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...