XA268 - TIMBER artefact

Xantho Wreck

Wood and rubber: gasket?

  • Material TIMBER

  • Number of Items 2

  • Site Area Code Mid-West

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  • artefact XA268 - TIMBER

  • Registration Number 268

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artefact XA268 - TIMBER
Ship Xantho
Status State
Registration Number 268
Description Wood and rubber: gasket?
Material TIMBER
Number of Items 2
Site Area Code Mid-West
Modification date Mon, 2011-02-07
URL http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/artefacts/xa268-timber
Map of shipwreck

Xantho

The Xantho built in Scotland, by William Denny and Company, owned by Charles Edward Broadhurst. The Xantho cargo was Lead ore. The Master of the Xantho was Captain Denicke, the Xantho had a crew of 20. The Xantho was lost 1872/11/16 at Port Gregory.

Built in 1848 as a paddle steamer by the Denny Shipbuilding Company, used by the Anstruther and Leith Steamship Company for crossings of the Firth of Forth between Leith and Aberdour. In 1860, sold and relocated to Scarborough. In July 1864, sold again, and its register transferred to Wick, from where it was permitted to take excursions to sea. In early 1871, PS Xantho was sold to the '...

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