Shipwreck Databases Western Australian Museum

Fortunatus (1907/07/31)

Indian Ocean, 700 miles of Colombo, 600 miles of Java Head

Ship wrecked in Indian Ocean

Ship Built

Owner A. Currie & Co.

Master MacDonald

Builder Armstrong, Whitworth and Company

Country Built UK

Port Built Newcastle

Port Registered Melbourne

When Built 1901/10

Ship Lost

Grouped Region Unknown

Sinking Was abandoned after fire broke out

Deaths 1

When Lost 1907/07/31

Where Lost Indian Ocean, 700 miles of Colombo, 600 miles of Java Head

Port From India

Port To Australia

Cargo Gunny-bags, tea and spices

Ship Details

Engine Triple-expansion engine, 2.200 ihp

Length 345.00

Beam 476.00

TONA 3425.00

TONB 3046.00

Draft 227.00

Museum Reference

Official Number 101739

Unique Number 1456

Sunk Code Burnt

Protected Protected Federal

Found N

Inspected N

Confidential NO