Shipwreck Databases Western Australian Museum

Moa (1915/03/02)

Port Smith (on beach)

Also referred to as Teresita Moa after it was fitted with an engine and to comply with the wishes of the many donors (Perez 1977:76)

Ship Built

Owner James Davis Cockell, pearler of Broome, 1913-1915

Master W.J. Burrows

Country Built WA

Ship Lost

Grouped Region North-West

Sinking Struck a sandbank

Crew 4

Deaths None

When Lost 1915/03/02

Where Lost Port Smith (on beach)

Port From Broome

Port To Port Smith

Ship Details

Engine N

TONA 15.00

Museum Reference

Unique Number 1440

Registration Number B101

Sunk Code Foundered

File Number 3/79

Chart Number 1207, 1048

Protected Protected Federal

Found N

Inspected N

Confidential NO

Sources

SRO CONS 1066 ITEM 1916/081 Wrecks off WA Coast Harbour & Lights Broome File AN 16/5/
HMC Register, 161/4 & 196/3 McKenna Collection 682, WA Maritime Museum
Sledge, S., 1979 Wreck inspection north coast (WINC) Expedition 1978. Report—Department of Maritime Archaeology, Western Australian Maritime Museum, No. 11.
Perez, Fr. Eugene, 1977 Kalumbaru: The Benedictine Mission and the Aborigines 1908-1975. Kalumbaru Benedictine Mission.
Gregg et al, 2012, WA Museum, Department of Maritime History, WA vessels database