Shipwreck Databases Western Australian Museum

Ruth (1908/04/26)

Cape Bossut

Co-ordinates 5' box

Ship Built

Owner Alexander Birnie & Robert C. Clifton, Broome

Master Wilfred Hawkes

Builder A.E. Brown

Country Built WA

Port Built Fremantle

Port Registered Fremantle

When Built 1901

Ship Lost

Grouped Region North-West

Sinking Sunk in collision during cyclone

Crew 7

Deaths 1

When Lost 1908/04/26

Where Lost Cape Bossut

Ship Details

Engine N

Length 11.30

Beam 3.70

TONA 12.30

TONB 15.60

Draft 1.10

Museum Reference

Official Number 102258

Unique Number 1298

Registration Number 2 of 1902

Sunk Code Wrecked and sunk

File Number 3/79

Chart Number 1207, 1048

Protected Protected Federal

Found N

Inspected N

Confidential NO