Sandpatch Bay Unidentified (1877)
Sandpatch Bay, 1km north of Sugarloaf Rock
The site consists of iron rider knees or ties and concentrations of iron bolts/ fastenings wedged amongst rocks in the intertidal zone, visible at low tide. May be the remains of an unidentified wreck of around 300-500 tons found in 1877 that is possibly drift wreckage washed ashore.
Ship Built
Country Built Unknown
Ship Lost
Grouped Region South-West-Coast
When Lost 1877
Where Lost Sandpatch Bay, 1km north of Sugarloaf Rock
Latitude -33.55295
Longitude 115.011
Ship Details
TONA 500.00
Museum Reference
Unique Number 1697
Protected Protected State
Found Y
Inspected Y