Shipwreck Databases Western Australian Museum

Industry (1879/01/24)

Flying Foam Passage, Dampier Archipelago

Ship Built

Owner Mr Hall

Master Valentine Hester

Country Built WA

Port Built Perth

Port Registered Fremantle

When Built 1856

Ship Lost

Grouped Region North-West

Sinking In gale at anchor

Crew 5

When Lost 1879/01/24

Where Lost Flying Foam Passage, Dampier Archipelago

Port From Fishing ground

Port To Port Walcott

Cargo Shell

Ship Details

Engine N

Length 11.70

Beam 3.50

TONA 12.00

Draft 1.30

Museum Reference

Official Number 36539

Unique Number 1272

Registration Number No.2 of 1859

Sunk Code Wrecked and sunk

File Number 4/79

Chart Number 327

Protected Protected Federal

Found N

Inspected N

Confidential NO