Shipwreck Databases Western Australian Museum

XA459 - FERROUS

Xantho

Spaul(sections concretion) from crank assembly.

Site Area Code Mid-West

Number of Items 2

Material FERROUS

Museum Reference

Registration Number 459

ID 18115

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...