AR1249 - Copper/brass artefact
Arpenteur Wreck
Sheathing samples.
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Material Copper/brass
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Number of Items 2
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Site Area Code South Coast
Museum Reference
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artefact AR1249 - Copper/brass
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Registration Number 1249
Artefact information
| artefact | AR1249 - Copper/brass |
|---|---|
| Ship | Arpenteur |
| Status | Commonwealth |
| Registration Number | 1249 |
| Description | Sheathing samples. |
| Material | Copper/brass |
| Number of Items | 2 |
| Site Area Code | South Coast |
| Modification date | Mon, 2007-03-26 |
| URL | http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/artefacts/ar1249-copperbrass |
Arpenteur
The Arpenteur built in Mauritius, owned by William Owen, John Ridley. The Arpenteur cargo was 6 tuns oil, 8 tons flour, tea, sugar, sundries. The Master of the Arpenteur was Captain John Raines, The Arpenteur was lost 1849/11/07 at Cheynes Beach, Hassell Beach.
The brig Arpenteur traded between Mauritius, Singapore and Australian colonial ports including Adelaide, Albany and Fremantle. Returning from a voyage from Mauritius to Adelaide, via Singapore for the English mails, it called in at Hassell Beach to deliver the mails for overland transport to Fremantle, and to take on a cargo of whale oil. While anchored offshore a north-east gale blew the ship...
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