Shipwreck Databases Western Australian Museum

DC1693 - Copper/brass

Dunster Castle

Engine room bell on wood backing, brass, plus small parts and wooden fragment

Site Area Code South Coast

Number of Items 1

Material Copper/brass

Museum Reference

Registration Number 1693

ID 7499

Status Commonwealth

Map of shipwreck

Dunster Castle

Dunster Castle was built by The Garston Graving Dock and Ship Building Company Limited, and launched in November 1909. Initially registered in Liverpool (No. 76/1909) by C.T. Bowring and Company Limited, it was clinker built with a round stern, straight stem and three bulkheads. The steamer had one deck, a well deck, a quarterdeck 11.28 m long, and a forecastle with a length of 5.49 m. The...