Ship Cannon (similar to Swedish Finnbanker guns) w/ clover leaf mark.
Site Area Code North West
Site Location Recovered WAM Aug 1985. See: Green, 1985.
Number of Items 1
Material Armament
Registration Number 3207
ID 17377
Status Commonwealth
A British East Indiaman of approximately 500 tons, under the command of John Brooke wrecked on the Tryal Rocks off the north-west coast of Western Australia in 1622. It is Australia's oldest known shipwreck. Departed Plymouth on maiden voyage for Batavia (now Jakarta). Stopped at Cape Town learned of new Brouwer route to the Indies. On the night of 25 May 1622 with 143 on board struck...