AR4034a - Fittings artefact
Arpenteur Wreck
Sheave [single], rigging block, wood w/ iron band.
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Material Fittings
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Number of Items 1
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Site Area Code South Coast
Museum Reference
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artefact AR4034a - Fittings
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Registration Number 4034
Artefact information
| artefact | AR4034a - Fittings |
|---|---|
| Ship | Arpenteur |
| Status | Commonwealth |
| Registration Number | 4034 |
| Description | Sheave [single], rigging block, wood w/ iron band. |
| Material | Fittings |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Site Area Code | South Coast |
| Modification date | Thu, 2007-07-12 |
| Date Registered | Mon, 1995-09-18 |
| URL | http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/artefacts/ar4034a-fittings |
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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