Florida wreck

Material identified from the vessel has been washed ashore at 14°07.2 – 123°32.6

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Full information about the Florida
wreck	Florida
When Lost	1887/09/12
Protected	Federal
Found	N
Inspected	N
Date Inspected	1974/10
Where Lost	Near South Shore Browse Island
Engine	N
TONA	215.90
Country Built	Scotland
Port Built	Perth
When Built	1870/08
Port Registered	Sydney
Official Number	62696
Length	34.30
Beam	7.60
Draft	3.80
Deaths	None
Sinking	Struck Reef
Sunk Code	Wrecked and sunk
Port From	Port Pirie, South Australia
Port To	Normanton, Queensland
Cargo	In ballast
Master	Captain Coe
Owner	D. Sutherland & J. Williams of Sydney
Builder	Wallace & Co.
File Number	90/73
Chart Number	1242
Comments	Material identified from the vessel has been washed ashore at 14°07.2 – 123°32.6
Sources	West Australian, 1 October 1887, p. 5c Board of Trade Wreck Register 1887, see also West Australian, 7 November 1887, p. 3d. West Australian, 1 October 1887, p. 5c. West Australian, 6 October 1887, p. 3d. West Australian, 7 November 1887, p. 3d., see also:- Inquirer, 12 October 1887, p. 4f West Australian, 9 November 1887, p. 3b. Collectors of Customs to Col. Sec., 1 October and 5 November 1887, CSO 3556/87 Register of British Ships, Sydney Sledge, S. 1974 Report of Wreck Inspection Browse Island, Florida MA 90/73 Western Australian Museum
Confidential	NO
URL	http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/wrecks/florida