Shipwreck Databases Western Australian Museum

Chieftain (1908/04/26)

Broome area

Ship Built

Owner H.T. Biddles

Master H.T. Biddles

Builder W. Murray

Country Built WA

Port Built Fremantle

Port Registered Fremantle

When Built 1903

Ship Lost

Grouped Region North-West

Sinking During cyclone

Crew 6

Deaths 4

When Lost 1908/04/26

Where Lost Broome area

Ship Details

Engine N

Length 11.30

Beam 3.40

TONA 12.22

TONB 14.72

Draft 1.50

Museum Reference

Official Number 118526

Unique Number 107

Registration Number 56/1903

Sunk Code Wrecked above water

File Number 3/79

Chart Number 1207, 1048

Protected Protected Federal

Found N

Inspected N

Confidential NO