BN3799 - TIMBER
Benan
Wood samples.
Site Area Code Mid-West
Number of Items 1
Material TIMBER
Museum Reference
Registration Number 3799
ID 6887
Status Commonwealth
Shipwreck Databases
Western Australian Museum
Benan
he iron ship-rigged Benan (Official Number 70766) was built in Leith, Scotland in
1875 and was owned by Thompson & Co. of Leith (Lloyds Shipping Register 1888-
89). The vessel was en route from Cardiff, Wales to Hong Kong with a cargo of coal
on 23 December 1888, when land was sighted just north of Cape Farquhar. There
was a fresh breeze from the south and the...