Fitzgerald wreck

  • Country Built WA

  • Port Built Perth

  • When Built 1861

  • Length 15.70

  • Beam 4.50

  • Draft 1.60

  • Engine N

  • TONA 24.00

  • When Lost 1862/07/15

  • Where Lost Fish Rock/Woodmans Point

  • Sinking Struck rock

  • Sunk Code Wrecked and sunk

  • Port From Garden Island

  • Port To Fremantle

Museum Reference

  • wreck Fitzgerald

  • Protected Federal

  • Found N

  • Inspected N

  • Official Number 36543

  • Confidential NO

Artefact information

Full information about the Fitzgerald
wreck Fitzgerald
When Lost 1862/07/15
Protected Federal
Found N
Inspected N
Where Lost Fish Rock/Woodmans Point
Engine N
TONA 24.00
Country Built WA
Port Built Perth
When Built 1861
Port Registered Fremantle
Official Number 36543
Length 15.70
Beam 4.50
Draft 1.60
Crew 4
Sinking Struck rock
Sunk Code Wrecked and sunk
Port From Garden Island
Port To Fremantle
Cargo Spirits
Master Edward Brown
Owner John Mews
Sources Inquirer, 17 July 1861 and 23 July 1862 and 1 August and 23 July 1862 Perth Gazette 1862/08/01
Confidential NO
URL http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/wrecks/fitzgerald