Shipwreck Databases Western Australian Museum
  • Maritime Archaeology Databases

    Page | Updated 25 Jun 2013

    The Maritime Archaeology Databases have been developed as a public facility where visitors can search our collection databases for shipwreck information, shipwreck artefacts, numismatic (coin) materials, as well as the ANCODS (Agreement between Australia ...

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  • Wrecks

    Page | Updated 20 Feb 2013

    The Maritime Archaeology shipwreck database contains information and details on Western Australian shipwrecks recorded by the Western Australian Museum. Within the shipwreck database there are records and details for over 1650 Western Australian shipwreck ...

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  • Artefacts

    Page | Updated 28 Nov 2012

    The Maritime Archaeology shipwreck artefact database is a searchable index for artefacts that have been recorded by the Maritime Archaeology department. Within the shipwreck artefact database there are records and details for over 30,000 artefacts recover ...

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  • Numismatics

    Page | Updated 7 Dec 2017

    The numismatic database allows for specialised searches for coin and coin details that the Western Australian Museum has found during Maritime Archaeology expeditions. This project has been supported by the Commonwealth Protecting National Historic Sites ...

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  • ANCODS

    Page | Updated 20 Feb 2013

    The ANCODS (Agreement between Australia and the Netherlands Concerning Old Dutch Shipwrecks) collection consists of artefacts recovered from the four Dutch East India Company ships that sank along the Western Australian coast in the 17th and 18th centurie ...

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  • Early Sailing Ships

    Page | Updated 20 Feb 2013

    In the last quarter of the 18th century, large European vessels were being classified into types based on their hull configuration, e.g. frigate, hagboat, pink, cat, flute, and bark. The VOC also used the terms retourschip (for large vessels like the Bata ...

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  • Site Map

    Page | Updated 29 Nov 2012

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  • Abrolhos Gravesite - WebGL 3D recreation

    Page | Updated 23 Mar 2015

    the instructions found on Khronos' wiki page . ...

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  • Bibliography

    Page | Updated 3 Sep 2013

    The bibliography database allows for specialised searches into the Maritime Archaeology library held at the Western Australian Museum – Shipwreck Galleries. Use the  search function to find a book or journal in our catalogue, or view the full index to bro ...

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  • Roaring 40s

    Page | Updated 16 Jul 2015

    Shipwrecks of the Roaring 40s: A maritime archaeological reassessment of some of Australia's earliest shipwrecks An Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage-Project: (LP130100137, Lead CI: Dr Alistair Paterson) ...

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