FAI3608 - Copper/brass artefact
Fairy Wreck
Planking nail, copper alloy.
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Material Copper/brass
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Number of Items 1
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Site Area Code South Coast
Museum Reference
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artefact FAI3608 - Copper/brass
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Registration Number 3608
Artefact information
| artefact | FAI3608 - Copper/brass |
|---|---|
| Ship | Fairy |
| Status | State |
| Registration Number | 3608 |
| Description | Planking nail, copper alloy. |
| Material | Copper/brass |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Site Area Code | South Coast |
| Modification date | Fri, 2007-05-11 |
| Date Registered | Tue, 1989-01-31 |
| URL | http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/artefacts/fai3608-copperbrass |
Fairy
The Fairy built in WA, by Captain Thomas Symers, owned by Symers and Dunn. The Fairy cargo was No cargo. The Fairy was lost 1849/06/12 at Princess Royal Harbour, Albany.
Fairy (1844-1850) Construction of the Fairy commenced in 1844. Contractors Solomon Cook, Mr Metcalf and Mr Covert built it on the bank of the Kalgan River for Captain Symers. Unfortunately the vessel’s construction dragged on until the end of the 1840s, delayed by Symers’ financial difficulties, and a dispute over the rigging of the vessel between Symers and one of his new business partners,...
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