Fremantle wreck
Fremantle was a bucket dredge. Worked Fremantle Harbour area 1895-1905, Perth waters and Fremantle area 1928-1934, laid up Fremantle 1/1936, sold to J.E. Hall for scrapping, 4/9/1936 Scuttled nearby to Stragglers Rocks in 40 ft water.
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Country Built Scotland
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Port Built Glasgow
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When Built 1894
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Length 45.70
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Beam 8.80
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Draft 3.80
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Engine compound steam engine, single screw
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TONA 150.00
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When Lost 1936/09/04
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Where Lost near Stragglers Rocks
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Sinking Towed out and sunk near Stragglers
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Sunk Code Scuttled
Museum Reference
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wreck Fremantle
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Protected Not protected
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Found N
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Inspected N
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File Number 445/71
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Confidential NO
Artefact information
| wreck | Fremantle |
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| When Lost | 1936/09/04 |
| Protected | Not protected |
| Found | N |
| Inspected | N |
| Where Lost | near Stragglers Rocks |
| Engine | compound steam engine, single screw |
| TONA | 150.00 |
| Country Built | Scotland |
| Port Built | Glasgow |
| When Built | 1894 |
| Port Registered | Fremantle |
| Length | 45.70 |
| Beam | 8.80 |
| Draft | 3.80 |
| Sinking | Towed out and sunk near Stragglers |
| Sunk Code | Scuttled |
| Owner | Government of Western Australia, Public Works Department |
| Builder | Simons & Co |
| File Number | 445/71 |
| Comments | Fremantle was a bucket dredge. Worked Fremantle Harbour area 1895-1905, Perth waters and Fremantle area 1928-1934, laid up Fremantle 1/1936, sold to J.E. Hall for scrapping, 4/9/1936 Scuttled nearby to Stragglers Rocks in 40 ft water. |
| Sources | Maritime History Department database The West Australian 05/09/1936 OLD DREDGE SUNK. End of the Fremantle. Towed by two motor launches, the hulk of the old dredge Fremantle, which was sold in January to Mr. J. E. Hall, of Fremantle, for scrap, was taken out of the harbour yesterday morning and sunk near the Stragglers, a series of rocks seven miles due west of the harbour. It was intended originally to beach the remains of the dredge near the wreck of the old State steamer Kwinana, at: Rockingham, and break up the two hulks simultaneously; but it was stated yesterday by Mr. Hall that owing to the guarantee required that work would be completed within a stipulated time it was not worth the trouble. The work of dismantling the dredge has been proceeding at Victoria Quay for several weeks, and little except the shell remained yesterday. |
| Confidential | NO |
| URL | http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/wrecks/fremantle |