Shipwreck Databases Western Australian Museum

Tamerlane (1926/09/10)

Rottnest Graveyard.

Former 3-masted barque. On 1918/09/23 collision with Dimboola.
Same as refloated Tamerlane 1919

Ship Built

Owner Adelaide S.S. Co. Ltd.

Master Thomas Dickie & Co of Glasgow

Builder R. Scott and Company of Greenock

Country Built Scotland

Port Built Glasgow

When Built 1861

Ship Lost

Grouped Region Metro

Sinking By gelignite

When Lost 1926/09/10

Where Lost Rottnest Graveyard.

Ship Details

Engine N

Length 59.90

Beam 9.80

TONA 795.00

TONB 768.00

Draft 5.70

Museum Reference

Official Number 29820

Unique Number 903

Sunk Code Scuttled

File Number 445/71376/77, 193/79

Chart Number 1058, 112, 114

Protected Protected Federal

Found N

Inspected N

Confidential NO