RIP3613 - Copper/brass
Rip
Sheathing, copper
Site Area Code South Coast
Number of Items 1
Material Copper/brass
Museum Reference
Registration Number 3613
ID 12950
Shipwreck Databases
Western Australian Museum
Rip
Rip was a schooner almost identical to the famous racing yacht America. Built by Francis Smith at Cedar Point in New Brunswick, the Rip arrived in Melbourne on 2 May 1860, 122 days out from Canada. After registering the schooner at Melbourne the owners, Lorimer, Mackie and Rome, sold it only two days later to the Port Phillip Sea Pilots for £4 528. They bought it as a replacement for their...