CV3954 - Lead
Cervantes
Sounding lead -conical (sinker)
Site Area Code Mid-West
Number of Items 1
Material Lead
Museum Reference
Registration Number 3954
ID 7438
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...