Shipwreck Databases Western Australian Museum

XA160(s) - Dunnage

Xantho

Tree branch sample : bark removed, light yellow brown colour

Site Area Code Mid-West

Site Location Starb stern post

Number of Items 2

Material Dunnage

Museum Reference

Registration Number 160

ID 25609

Status State

Map of shipwreck

Xantho

Built in 1848 as a paddle steamer by the Denny Shipbuilding Company, used by the Anstruther and Leith Steamship Company for crossings of the Firth of Forth between Leith and Aberdour. In 1860, sold and relocated to Scarborough. In July 1864, sold again, and its register transferred to Wick, from where it was permitted to take excursions to sea.
In early 1871, PS Xantho was sold to the...