Shipwreck Databases Western Australian Museum

RKM5402

Rockingham

Family Bible.
Belonged to John Shipard, brought to shore following the Ship
“Rockingham Wreckage”. (+Marriage Certificate of John Shipard, aged 26 in 1855, thus born in 1829)

Site Area Code Local

Number of Items 1

Museum Reference

Registration Number 5402

ID 110382

Rockingham

32°01 – 115°42 Vessel went in 1831 aground at Careening Bay, Garden Island.

Measurements as per Ross Shardlow:
Length: 109ft 11in
Breadth: 29ft 7in
Depth of hold: 20' 10 1/2in