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Sara
Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018
1856/07/17 Protected Federal N N Half-way between the Gold Digger Passage and the Hero Passage N 54.00 WA Preston Point, swan River 1855 Fremantle 31549 16.90 5.60 2.70 Foundered Fremantle Port Gregory Oil and copper ore Henry Christians William Owston 11 ...
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Sea Bird
Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018
1874/06/16 Protected Federal N N Moore River N 40.00 WA Vasse 1865 Fremantle 36555 18.10 5.10 1.90 Struch reef during gale Wrecked and sunk Fremantle Geraldton General Charles Hanman Charles Crowther of Geraldton 207/80 DMH 280 Sea Bird, described as a ‘l ...
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Argo
Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018
1889/08 Protected Federal N N Fremantle South Beach N 33.00 WA Perth 1867 Fremantle 61081 18.00 4.50 2.00 Abandoned Wrecked above water Fremantle None Gull, Marmion, Tuckey, C. and W. Dempster and Hooley G. Adams near the foot of Mill Street, Perth In 188 ...
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Windsor
Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018
1501 Protected Federal Y Y 1992/05 Abrolhos, West of Pelsaert Island -28.989513 113.930532 SkyView2007 1 x tr. Exp., Screw Steamer, Blair engines 1853.00 2892.00 UK Hartlepool 1890/03 London 98060 95.90 12.40 6.30 5 37 Wrecked and sunk Fremantle Hong Kong ...
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Success (relics)
Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018
1843/04/11 Protected Federal N N Success Bank N 621.00 Burma Moulmein 1840 London 35.70 7.90 6.70 37 Drifted into the Fish Bank April 11 Refloated Fremantle 407/71 Was later exhibited in USA as convict ship NO Metro 536 success-relics ...
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Shark
Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018
1939 Not protected State Y Y PGDMA 12/2002 Henrietta Rocks, south east side of Rottnest -32.01361 115.54148 GPS2002 N Cut adrift - went aground Wrecked Fremantle Rottnest Ships Graveyard Stripped Under tow Fremantle Harbour Trust 445/71 334 ‘Launch in Tro ...
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Sultan
Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018
1899/07/25 Protected Federal N N En route between Fremantle and Broome N Fremantle 1899 Unregistered 4 4 Unknown Unknown Fremantle Broome William Miles Frank Biddles A.E. Brown 3/79 1207 Inquirer, 14 July 1899, p. 16a West Australian, 26 July 1899, p. 4a ...
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Swan
Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018
1869/10/30 Protected Federal N N Irwin River N 24.00 WA Fremantle 1865 Fremantle 36554 17.00 4.30 1.70 Struck reef, later completely broken up Wrecked and sunk Fremantle Irwin River General C. petersson William Dalgety Moore 115/80 A 752 Albany Shipping L ...
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Pelsart (Pelsaert)
Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018
1908/10/15 Protected Federal N N 12 miles Northwest of Imperieuse Reef, Rowley Shoals N 64.00 WA Perth 1899 Fremantle 102230 15 of 1900 21.10 8.20 1.40 3 Abandoned in sinking condition Wrecked and sunk Fremantle Balla Balla General. jarrah sleepers G.R. C ...
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Stanford
Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018
1936/06/24 Protected Federal Y Y African Reef south of Geraldton, 12 mile South of Moore Point -28.968 114.6196666667 Twin screw motor (diesel) 4803.00 Denmark Helsingor 1928 Oslo 85477 118.20 16.50 7.90 28 Struck reef Wrecked and sunk Fremantle Geraldton ...
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