Favourite wreck

Wrecked on 1867/11/24 at Port Gregory

  • Country Built WA

  • Port Built Bunbury

  • When Built 1856

  • Length 20.30

  • Beam 5.80

  • Draft 2.30

  • Engine N

  • TONA 46.00

  • When Lost 1858/01/15

  • Where Lost Abrolhos Islands, Wallabi Group

  • Sinking Wrecked on a reef

  • Sunk Code Refloated

  • Port From Bunbury

Museum Reference

  • wreck Favourite

  • Protected Federal

  • Found N

  • Inspected N

  • Official Number 40468

  • Registration Number 1/1856

  • File Number 56/72

  • Chart Number A 751

  • Confidential NO

Artefact information

Full information about the Favourite
wreck Favourite
When Lost 1858/01/15
Protected Federal
Found N
Inspected N
Where Lost Abrolhos Islands, Wallabi Group
Engine N
TONA 46.00
Country Built WA
Port Built Bunbury
When Built 1856
Port Registered Fremantle
Official Number 40468
Registration Number 1/1856
Length 20.30
Beam 5.80
Draft 2.30
Crew 7
Sinking Wrecked on a reef
Sunk Code Refloated
Port From Bunbury
Cargo Guano
Master Captain Goss
Owner John Bateman
File Number 56/72
Chart Number A 751
Comments Wrecked on 1867/11/24 at Port Gregory
Sources Inquirer, 20 February 1856 Inquirer, 3 September 1856 Helen Summerville, 'Port Gregory', Early Days, 6: 8 (1969), p. 78
Confidential NO
URL http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/wrecks/favourite