Shipwreck Databases Western Australian Museum

CY3923 - Bronze

City of York

Porthole: complete including surround and hinged glass section. Nob from hinge pin separated. Inscribed ‘2’.

Site Area Code Local

Number of Items 1

Material Bronze

Museum Reference

Registration Number 3923

ID 7467

Status Commonwealth

Map of shipwreck

City of York

1 anchor on display Rottnest Island, 1 anchor displayed at Perth Flying Squadron, Nedlands. 4 contemporary images.

A three masted, 68 metre (223 feet) long, iron hulled ship built in 1869 by Glasgow shipbuilders J. Elder and Company. Departed San Francisco under Captain Phillip Jones with a cargo of 743,444 feet of Oregon timber and 3,638 doors. Contemporary of Cutty Sark against...