Shipwreck Databases Western Australian Museum

Emma (1889/03/18)

Pearling Grounds near Cossack

First registered 6/12/1882 in Sydney, #107 in 1882, to John Bell of Sydney, shipowner.
Sold 20/6/1883 to Thomas Stubbs Brown of Sydney, master mariner. Sold 15/3/1889 to Frederick John Gibbins of Sydney, shipowner. Foundered off pearling grounds near Cossack WA on 18/3/1889.
[British Register of Shipping]

Ship Built

Owner Frederick John Gibbins of Sydney

Country Built NSW

Port Built Longnose Point, Balmain

Port Registered Sydney

When Built 1882

Ship Lost

Gouped Region North-West

Sinking Foundered

When Lost 1889/03/18

Where Lost Pearling Grounds near Cossack

Port From Cossack

Port To Pearlings Grounds

Cargo Pearl, shell

Ship Details

Engine N

Length 11.30

Beam 3.30

TONA 10.00

Draft 1.40

Museum Reference

Official Number 83716

Unique Number 177

Registration Number No. 107 of 1882

Sunk Code Foundered

File Number 443/71

Protected Protected Federal

Found N

Inspected N

Confidential NO