Shipwreck Databases Western Australian Museum

Foxworthy (1942/02)

Broome

Ship Built

Owner G. S. Streeter and A. Male

Builder Murray and Howson, Fremantle

Country Built WA

Port Built Fremantle

Port Registered Fremantle

When Built 1910

Ship Lost

Grouped Region North-West

Sinking Deliberately burnt by a naval demolition party at Broome around the middle of February 1942 for fear that they might be used by an invading Japanese force

When Lost 1942/02

Where Lost Broome

Ship Details

Engine N

Length 11.30

Beam 3.70

TONA 12.74

TONB 15.24

Draft 1.60

Museum Reference

Official Number 125032

Unique Number 938

Sunk Code Burnt

Protected Protected Federal

Found N

Inspected N

Confidential NO