Highland Forest (1901/04/29)
Warnbro, Murray Reef
Cargo on consignment to the Western Australian Shipping Association. Author Joseph Conrad had sailed in it previously as second mate, the experience becoming an inspiration for one of his novels. Belll donated by the finder Rudi Kreuzer.
Note a smaller target to North 32°23.766 115°40.798
Ship Built
Master Captain Alexander Chapman
Builder Ramage and Ferguson at Leith
Country Built Scotland
Port Built Leith
Port Registered Glasgow
When Built 1884
Ship Lost
Gouped Region Metro
Sinking Struck reef
Crew 18
Deaths None
When Lost 1901/04/29
Where Lost Warnbro, Murray Reef
Latitude -32.389955
Longitude 115.6807
Position Information GPS Mag 2004/3/29
Port From New York
Port To Fremantle
Cargo General
Ship Details
Engine N
Length 73.90
Beam 10.40
TONA 1040.00
TONB 995.00
Draft 6.00
Museum Reference
Official Number 89909
Unique Number 1534
Sunk Code Wrecked and sunk
File Number 2009/0129/SG _MA-432/71
Chart Number DMH 277
Protected Protected Federal
Found Y
Inspected Y
Date Inspected 1994
Confidential NO