XA498B - Textile
Xantho
Gasket from side plate 498A, hollow rectangle, canvas : from Box below condenser
Site Area Code Mid-West
Number of Items 1
Material Textile
Museum Reference
Registration Number 498
ID 24280
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...