Shipwreck Databases Western Australian Museum

XA526 - Textile

Xantho

Gasket fragments: fits between w/ XA 523 valve and XA 524 flange, lower.

Site Area Code Mid-West

Site Location Ex engine

Number of Items 1

Material Textile

Museum Reference

Registration Number 526

ID 25551

Status State

Map of shipwreck

Xantho

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...