Shipwreck Databases Western Australian Museum

Pearl (1920/11/12)

Off North Turtle Island

Site reported by Kerry Thom and inspected by Kerry Thom, Daniele Voinot, Alan Boyd and Scott Sledge 27/7/1982, site is 1800m southwest of North Turtle Island on drying reef

Ship Built

Owner William Theodore Banger, Port Headland

Builder W.A. Chamberlain

Country Built WA

Port Built Fremantle

Port Registered Fremantle

When Built 1899

Ship Lost

Gouped Region North-West

Sinking Total loss, anchor chain parted, blown on reef and broken up.

When Lost 1920/11/12

Where Lost Off North Turtle Island

Latitude -19.9002666667

Longitude 118.8796333333

Ship Details

Engine N

Length 10.40

Beam 3.50

TONA 1107.00

TONB 14.07

Draft 1.00

Museum Reference

Official Number 102232

Unique Number 526

Registration Number 1 of 1900

Sunk Code Wrecked and sunk

File Number 2010/0031/SG _MA-116/80

Protected Protected Federal

Found Y

Inspected Y

Date Inspected 1982/07/24

Confidential NO