Shipwreck Databases Western Australian Museum

Hope (1877)

Albany-Fremantle

13.5 ft (4.12 m) (Henderson, 1988) or 15.58 ft (4.75 m) (Dickson, 1996)
Hope was built in Fremantle with one deck and an oval counter stern, and launched in August 1875. The original owners were William Dalgety Moore and John Finnerty, and it was registered at Fremantle (No. 10/1875).

THE LOSS
The Hope departed Albany for Fremantle in April 1877. It never arrived, and no trace of how or where it was lost was found.

Ship Built

Owner William Dalgety Moore and John Finnerty

Country Built WA

Port Built Fremantle

Port Registered Fremantle

When Built 1875

Ship Lost

Grouped Region South-West-Coast

Sinking Went missing

Deaths All

When Lost 1877

Where Lost Albany-Fremantle

Port From Albany

Port To Fremantle

Ship Details

Engine N

Length 16.15

Beam 4.12

TONA 22.20

Draft 1.71

Museum Reference

Official Number 72474

Unique Number 1258

Registration Number 10/1875

Sunk Code Unknown

Protected Protected Federal

Found N

Inspected N

Confidential NO