XA823 - FERROUS artefact

Xantho Wreck

Flange cover.

  • Material FERROUS

  • Number of Items 1

  • Site Area Code Mid-West

Museum Reference

  • artefact XA823 - FERROUS

  • Registration Number 823

Artefact information

Full information about the FERROUS
artefact XA823 - FERROUS
Ship Xantho
Status State
Registration Number 823
Description Flange cover.
Material FERROUS
Number of Items 1
Site Area Code Mid-West
Modification date Mon, 2005-07-11
URL http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/artefacts/xa823-ferrous
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 '...

Artefacts

More artefacts