Shipwreck Databases Western Australian Museum

Solveig (1903/02/19)

Point Samson

Reported by W.A. Miller 12/11/1987

Ship Built

Owner H. Gunderson, Acties Solveig

Master Captain R. Ostreddt

Country Built Norway

Port Built Porsgrund

Port Registered Trondheim, Norway

When Built 1877

Ship Lost

Grouped Region North-West

Sinking Cyclone, parting cables

Crew 13

When Lost 1903/02/19

Where Lost Point Samson

Latitude -20.625525

Longitude 117.197857

Position Information GPS

Cargo Jetty piles for Port Samson jetty

Minimum Depth of site 0.00

Length of site 200.00

Ship Details

Engine N

Length 48.20

Beam 10.10

TONA 574.00

TONB 619.00

Draft 5.20

Museum Reference

Unique Number 1381

Sunk Code Wrecked and sunk

File Number 2009/0050/SG _MA-11/09

Chart Number 327

Protected Protected Federal

Found Y

Inspected Y

Date Inspected 1995/09/12

Confidential NO