Shipwreck Databases Western Australian Museum

Macquarie (1878/11)

Levillian Shoal NE of Dirk Hartog Island, Shark Bay

Co-ordinates 1' box

Ship Built

Master Captain Spence

Country Built TAS

Port Built Port Macquarie

Port Registered Fremantle

When Built 1846

Ship Lost

Grouped Region Mid-West

Sinking Dragged anchors and blown onto reef

When Lost 1878/11

Where Lost Levillian Shoal NE of Dirk Hartog Island, Shark Bay

Port From Colombo

Port To Shark Bay

Cargo Guano

Ship Details

Engine N

Length 24.70

Beam 7.00

TONA 125.00

Draft 3.10

Museum Reference

Official Number 31967

Unique Number 1385

Registration Number No. 3 of 1872

Sunk Code Wrecked and sunk

Chart Number A 331

Protected Protected Federal

Found N

Inspected N

Confidential NO