Centaur (1874/12/09)
Marmion Marine Park, south-eastern side of Centaur Reef
Built Aberdeen 1849, used there until 1866. Worked Champion Bay to Melbourne in the 1870s Carrying lead ore, 9 crew and four passengers en route Champion Bay to Fremantle got too close inshore. Struck reef in strong southerly. An early iron vessel, contemporary of iron hulled SS Xantho and SS Georgete.
Ship Built
Owner Mr A. J. Johnson of Melbourne
Master Captain Frederick Brabham
Builder Messrs Blaikie Brothers
Country Built Scotland
Port Built Aberdeen
Port Registered Melbourne
When Built 1849
Ship Lost
Gouped Region Metro
When Lost 1874/12/09
Where Lost Marmion Marine Park, south-eastern side of Centaur Reef
Latitude -31.86376
Longitude 115.7111183333
Position Information GPS
Port From Champion Bay
Port To Fremantle
Cargo Lead Ore (Galena)
Ship Details
Engine N
Length 30.00
TONA 188.00
Draft 3.30
Museum Reference
Official Number 17568
Unique Number 1150
Sunk Code Wrecked and sunk
File Number 2009/0086/SG _MA-408/71
Chart Number AUS 112, DMH 001
Protected Protected Federal
Found Y
Inspected Y
Date Inspected 1994
Confidential NO