CV3343 - TIMBER
Cervantes
Treenail wood.
Site Area Code Mid-West
Number of Items 2
Material TIMBER
Museum Reference
Registration Number 3343
ID 7441
Status Commonwealth
Shipwreck Databases
Western Australian Museum
Cervantes
Cervantes was originally built as a whaling brig with one deck, square stern and a billet head. It was copper fastened and had a coppered bottom. It was built in 1836 in Bathe, Maine, and registered in that port on 4 October 1836. The vessel’s owners were Richard McManus of Brunswick and Frederic G. Thurston of New York. The vessel was subsequently owned by a consortium consisting of...