Shipwreck Databases Western Australian Museum

Nicol Bay (1959/09/05)

King Sound, near Cockatoo Island

Position said to be 123°46’E 15°56.4S

Ship Built

Master H. Matheson

Builder W & S Lawrence

Country Built Australia

Port Built Perth

Port Registered Fremantle

When Built 1925

Ship Lost

Grouped Region North-West

When Lost 1959/09/05

Where Lost King Sound, near Cockatoo Island

Ship Details

Engine 1 x 4 cyl Bergius internal combustion engine, auxiliary screw, 6 knots

Length 20.10

Beam 6.20

TONA 73.40

TONB 56.19

Draft 2.20

Museum Reference

Official Number 140154

Unique Number 1516

Registration Number No 1 of 1926

Sunk Code Wrecked and sunk

File Number 119/80

Protected Protected Federal

Found N

Inspected N

Confidential NO