Shipwreck Databases Western Australian Museum

Eddystone (1894/09/11)

Depuch Island Passage, Balla Balla

Ship Built

Owner Andrew McIIwraith of London

Master Captain Harman Strom

Builder Blair and Company of Stockton-on-Tees (M. Pearse)

Country Built UK

Port Built Stockton-on-Tees

Port Registered Melbourne, 1983

When Built 1886

Ship Lost

Grouped Region North-West

Sinking Grounded on rocks

When Lost 1894/09/11

Where Lost Depuch Island Passage, Balla Balla

Latitude -20.6033

Longitude 117.73494

Position Information Chart

Port From Wyndham

Port To Fremantle

Cargo Passengers and machinery

Ship Details

Engine 3 cyl. Triple Expansion steam engine, 200hp

Length 84.70

Beam 11.00

TONA 2040.00

TONB 1313.00

Draft 6.10

Museum Reference

Official Number 91942

Unique Number 123

Sunk Code Wrecked and sunk

File Number 2009/0105/SG _MA-17/79

Chart Number AUS 740

Protected Protected Federal

Found Y

Inspected Y

Date Inspected 1978/08

Confidential NO