XA237B - Copper/brass
Xantho
Copper tube w/ 50 mm of copper wire (twisted) and folded lead piece 10 mm square.
Site Area Code Mid-West
Number of Items 2
Material Copper/brass
Museum Reference
Registration Number 237
ID 25222
Status State
Shipwreck Databases
Western Australian Museum
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...