Gwinava wreck

  • Country Built WA

  • Port Built Fremantle

  • When Built 1898

  • Length 10.90

  • Beam 3.00

  • Draft 1.20

  • Engine N

  • TONA 11.00

  • When Lost 1908/04/26

  • Where Lost Near Broome

  • Sinking During cyclone

  • Sunk Code Wrecked and sunk

Museum Reference

  • wreck Gwinava

  • Protected Federal

  • Found N

  • Inspected N

  • Official Number 95673

  • Registration Number 11 of 1890

  • File Number 3/79

  • Chart Number 1048, 1207

  • Confidential NO

Artefact information

Full information about the Gwinava
wreck Gwinava
When Lost 1908/04/26
Protected Federal
Found N
Inspected N
Where Lost Near Broome
Engine N
TONA 11.00
Country Built WA
Port Built Fremantle
When Built 1898
Port Registered Fremantle
Official Number 95673
Registration Number 11 of 1890
Length 10.90
Beam 3.00
Draft 1.20
Deaths 5
Crew 5
Sinking During cyclone
Sunk Code Wrecked and sunk
Owner H.R. Willick
File Number 3/79
Chart Number 1048, 1207
Sources HMC 36/2 West Australian 1908/04/29, p. 7f-g West Australian 1908/04/30, p. 5e-f Northern Times, May 2, 1908, page 2 Northern Times, May 9, 1908, page 2: account of search party onboard SS Paroo on May 4/5 The Western Mail 1908/05/02, p. 16a-b
Confidential NO
URL http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/wrecks/gwinava