Helena wreck

Original ship brought in parts from England

  • Country Built WA

  • Port Built Perth, Coffee Point

  • When Built 1897

  • Length 19.90

  • Beam 3.70

  • Draft 1.50

  • Engine Edwards & Co, London

  • TONA 27.70

  • TONB 32.20

    Map of Helena
  • When Lost 1902

  • Where Lost Coffee Point, Canning River

  • Sinking In 1922 partly removed

  • Sunk Code Abandoned

Museum Reference

  • wreck Helena

  • Protected Federal

  • Found Y

  • Inspected Y

  • Official Number 102216

  • Registration Number 12 of 1898

  • File Number 376/77/3

  • Confidential NO

Artefact information

Full information about the Helena
wreck Helena
When Lost 1902
Protected Federal
Found Y
Inspected Y
Where Lost Coffee Point, Canning River
Latitude Max -32
Longitude Max 115.85
Position Information SkyView2004
Engine Edwards & Co, London
TONA 27.70
TONB 32.20
Country Built WA
Port Built Perth, Coffee Point
When Built 1897
Port Registered Fremantle
Official Number 102216
Registration Number 12 of 1898
Length 19.90
Beam 3.70
Draft 1.50
Sinking In 1922 partly removed
Sunk Code Abandoned
Master Captains Croker and Moore
Owner The London & Western Australian Investment Co .Ltd
Builder A. W. Grey
File Number 376/77/3
Comments Original ship brought in parts from England
Sources Colin Scrimshaw, Swan & Canning River Wrecks, Maritime Archaeology Association of Western Australia McKenna Collection No 681, WA Maritime Museum
Confidential NO
URL http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/wrecks/helena