Shipwreck Databases Western Australian Museum

Hercules (1918/03/03)

Broome area, off Barred Creek

Engine was changed
Vessel was worked by messrs James Clark & Co.

Ship Built

Owner Messrs Gregory & Co., Broome

Master W. Larsen

Builder Lane & Brown

Country Built NZ

Port Built Whangaroa

Port Registered Fremantle

When Built 1896

Ship Lost

Grouped Region North-West

Crew 7

When Lost 1918/03/03

Where Lost Broome area, off Barred Creek

Latitude -17.65

Longitude 122.1833333333

Cargo Timber

Ship Details

Engine Screw oil engine, Hercules Gasoline, San Fransisco, USA

Length 20.40

Beam 5.20

TONA 50.89

TONB 58.29

Draft 1.80

Museum Reference

Official Number 102294

Unique Number 1252

Sunk Code Wrecked and sunk

File Number 3/79/1

Chart Number 1207, 1048

Protected Protected Federal

Found N

Inspected N

Confidential NO