SE774 - Glass
Sepia
Vessel sherds: ornamental yellow/green glass.
Site Area Code Local
Number of Items 3
Material Glass
Museum Reference
Registration Number 774
ID 16494
Status Commonwealth
Shipwreck Databases
Western Australian Museum
Sepia
Sepia, a three-masted barque, was built by
Denton, Grey and Company of Hartlepool
and was owned by Bethell, Gwyn and
Company, London. The vessel, well known
as a trader on the Fremantle run, left
London on 14 September 1898. Aboard
were twelve crew and a mixed cargo of
1 200 tons valued at between £1 200 and
£1 400.
Travelling at ten knots...