Shipwreck Databases Western Australian Museum

Florida (1887/09/12)

Near South Shore Browse Island

Material identified from the vessel has been washed ashore at 14°07.2 – 123°32.6

Ship Built

Owner D. Sutherland & J. Williams of Sydney

Master Captain Coe

Builder Wallace & Co.

Country Built Scotland

Port Built Perth

Port Registered Sydney

When Built 1870/08

Ship Lost

Gouped Region North-West

Sinking Struck Reef

Deaths None

When Lost 1887/09/12

Where Lost Near South Shore Browse Island

Port From Port Pirie, South Australia

Port To Normanton, Queensland

Cargo In ballast

Ship Details

Engine N

Length 34.30

Beam 7.60

TONA 215.90

Draft 3.80

Museum Reference

Official Number 62696

Unique Number 255

Sunk Code Wrecked and sunk

File Number 90/73

Chart Number 1242

Protected Protected Federal

Found N

Inspected N

Date Inspected 1974/10

Confidential NO

Sources

West Australian, 1 October 1887, p. 5c
Board of Trade Wreck Register 1887, see also West Australian, 7 November 1887, p. 3d.
West Australian, 1 October 1887, p. 5c.
West Australian, 6 October 1887, p. 3d.
West Australian, 7 November 1887, p. 3d., see also:- Inquirer, 12 October 1887, p. 4f
West Australian, 9 November 1887, p. 3b.
Collectors of Customs to Col. Sec., 1 October and 5 November 1887, CSO 3556/87
Register of British Ships, Sydney
Sledge, S. 1974 Report of Wreck Inspection Browse Island, Florida MA 90/73 Western Australian Museum