Shipwreck Databases Western Australian Museum

Lygnern (1928/09/18)

Gage Road

Ship Built

Owner Rederra Kliebologet Transatlantic, Gothenberg

Master J.A.V. Koch

Builder Mc Millan and Son

Country Built Scotland

Port Built Dumborton

Port Registered Gothenberg

When Built 1920

Ship Lost

Gouped Region Metro

Sinking In the charge of pilot, vessel was turned and struck an unknown rock

Crew 38

When Lost 1928/09/18

Where Lost Gage Road

Latitude -32.060566

Longitude 115.727158

Position Information GPS2010

Cargo 7000 tons general

Ship Details

Engine Triple expansion 440 HP

Length 122.00

Beam 15.90

TONA 2874.00

TONB 4896.00

Draft 7.60

Museum Reference

Official Number 6320

Unique Number 1482

Sunk Code Wrecked and sunk

File Number 12/96

Chart Number 1058, 112, 114, 334

Protected Protected Federal

Found Y

Inspected Y

Confidential NO