SE2678 - Rope/leather/etc.
Sepia
Sheave w/ rope.
Site Area Code Local
Number of Items 2
Material Rope/leather/etc.
Museum Reference
Registration Number 2678
ID 16503
Status Commonwealth
Sheave w/ rope.
Site Area Code Local
Number of Items 2
Material Rope/leather/etc.
Registration Number 2678
ID 16503
Status Commonwealth
Sepia, a three-masted barque, was built by Denton, Grey and Company of Hartlepool and was owned by Bethell, Gwyn and Company, London. The vessel, well known as a trader on the Fremantle run, left London on 14 September 1898. Aboard were twelve crew and a mixed cargo of 1 200 tons valued at between £1 200 and £1 400.
Travelling at ten knots on the evening of 29 December, the Sepia ran...