WA3332 - Animal artefact

Wave Wreck

Bone: whale broken.

  • Material Animal

  • Number of Items 1

  • Site Area Code South Coast

Museum Reference

  • artefact WA3332 - Animal

  • Registration Number 3332

Artefact information

Full information about the Animal
artefact WA3332 - Animal
Ship Wave
Status State
Registration Number 3332
Description Bone: whale broken.
Material Animal
Number of Items 1
Site Area Code South Coast
Modification date Mon, 2010-07-26
URL http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/artefacts/wa3332-animal
Map of shipwreck

Wave

The Wave built in WA. The Wave cargo was General. The Wave was lost 1850/09/? at Cheynes Beach, Cape Riche.

The Wave was a 103–tonne Brigantine, built in Bermuda in 1838. It was a trader en route from Adelaide to Shanghai via Singapore in 1848. During a violent northeast gale, it was forced to anchor at Cape Riche. It dragged its two anchors and ran ashore at Cheynes Beach. After unsuccessfully attempting to get it off the beach, the captain went to King George Sound to get help from the schooner...

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