WA3319 - Ship's timber
Wave
Plank of wood, with remains copper sheathing + tacks
Site Area Code South Coast
Number of Items 1
Material Ship's timber
Museum Reference
Registration Number 3319
ID 17485
Status State
Shipwreck Databases
Western Australian Museum
Wave
Wave was built in Bermuda with one deck, a square stern, billet head, no galleries and was copper sheathed. It was owned by R. Brown and registered in London. At that time it was registered at Lloyd’s as a brig. In 1847 it was bought by William Younghusband and Co. of Adelaide, registered at that port (No. 9/1847), and is then referred to as a brigantine, so it is possible that the new owners...