Shipwreck Databases Western Australian Museum

TR635 - FERROUS

Trial

Iron fragment: unidentified.

Site Area Code North West

Number of Items 1

Material FERROUS

Museum Reference

Registration Number 635

ID 17374

Status Commonwealth

Map of shipwreck

Trial

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...