CV3345 - Ship's timber artefact
Cervantes Wreck
Outer skin, wood sample -sacrificial
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Material Ship's timber
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Number of Items 1
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Site Area Code Mid-West
Museum Reference
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artefact CV3345 - Ship's timber
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Registration Number 3345
Artefact information
| artefact | CV3345 - Ship's timber |
|---|---|
| Ship | Cervantes |
| Status | Commonwealth |
| Registration Number | 3345 |
| Description | Outer skin, wood sample -sacrificial |
| Material | Ship's timber |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Site Area Code | Mid-West |
| Modification date | Mon, 2005-07-11 |
| Date Registered | Thu, 1988-05-05 |
| URL | http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/artefacts/cv3345-ships-timber |
Cervantes
The Cervantes built in USA, owned by Benjamin Brown, Jonathon Coit, Amos Willetts, e.a.. The Cervantes cargo was Whaling Oil. The Master of the Cervantes was Sylvanus Gibson, the Cervantes had a crew of 9. The Cervantes was lost 1844/06/20 at Jurien Bay.
Crew walked to Fremantle in 7 days, one man dying on the way
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