GU2 - Bronze artefact
Gudrun Wreck
Gudgeon, bronze, with 2 bolts, complete; fragment of 1 bolt on distorted arm
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Material Bronze
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Number of Items 1
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Site Area Code North West
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Site Location From lower part of the hull.
Museum Reference
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artefact GU2 - Bronze
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Registration Number 2
Artefact information
| artefact | GU2 - Bronze |
|---|---|
| Ship | Gudrun |
| Status | Commonwealth |
| Registration Number | 2 |
| Description | Gudgeon, bronze, with 2 bolts, complete; fragment of 1 bolt on distorted arm |
| Material | Bronze |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Site Area Code | North West |
| Site Location | From lower part of the hull. |
| Modification date | Wed, 2009-09-02 |
| Date Registered | Sat, 1992-07-25 |
| URL | http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/artefacts/gu2-bronze |
Gudrun
The Gudrun built in Canada, by Charland of Quebec, owned by Mathias Hansen of Xiansand, Norway. The Gudrun cargo was Timber. The Master of the Gudrun was Capt. T. Griff, The Gudrun was lost 1901/10/23 at Shark Bay.
The ship was scuttled by the ship's carpenter, Azel Rawd, age 22, for some offence. It was towed to Fremantle and repaired, but later got wrecked anyway.
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