Shipwreck Databases Western Australian Museum

Governor (1955/10/07)

Rottnest Graveyard, 11 miles south west of Rottnest

For use in construction of Fremantle Inner Harbour

Ship Built

Owner WA Goverment

Country Built Netherlands

When Built 1898

Ship Lost

Grouped Region Metro

Sinking Towed by tug Yuna and sunk by Meteor jets of the RAAF's 75 Squadron visiting WA from Williamstown NSW

When Lost 1955/10/07

Where Lost Rottnest Graveyard, 11 miles south west of Rottnest

Ship Details

Engine N

TONA 486.00

Museum Reference

Unique Number 909

Sunk Code Scuttled

File Number 445/71

Protected Protected Federal

Found N

Confidential NO