General Gordon wreck
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Country Built NSW
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Port Built Cape Hawke
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When Built 1885
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Length 20.10
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Beam 5.90
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Draft 2.30
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Engine N
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TONA 60.00
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When Lost 1889/20/06
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Where Lost At sea off Geraldton
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Sinking Gale, rudder lost, abandoned
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Sunk Code Unknown
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Port From McArthur River
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Port To Sydney
Museum Reference
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wreck General Gordon
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Protected Federal
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Found N
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Inspected N
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Official Number 89366
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Registration Number 62/1885
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File Number 117/80
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Confidential NO
Artefact information
| wreck | General Gordon |
|---|---|
| When Lost | 1889/20/06 |
| Protected | Federal |
| Found | N |
| Inspected | N |
| Where Lost | At sea off Geraldton |
| Engine | N |
| TONA | 60.00 |
| Country Built | NSW |
| Port Built | Cape Hawke |
| When Built | 1885 |
| Port Registered | Sydney |
| Official Number | 89366 |
| Registration Number | 62/1885 |
| Length | 20.10 |
| Beam | 5.90 |
| Draft | 2.30 |
| Crew | 6 |
| Sinking | Gale, rudder lost, abandoned |
| Sunk Code | Unknown |
| Port From | McArthur River |
| Port To | Sydney |
| Cargo | Stone Ballast |
| Master | Captain Ware |
| Owner | Alfred C. Jolly of Darwin |
| File Number | 117/80 |
| Sources | Inquirer, 31 may 1889, p. 2h Inquiry Evidence, 24 June 1889, CSO 1899/1889 Inquirer, 26 June 1889, p. 8e |
| Confidential | NO |
| URL | http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/wrecks/general-gordon |