Shipwreck Databases Western Australian Museum

Airlie (1889/01/04)

Ashburton River

Ship Built

Owner J.M. Ferguson

Master Captain Knight

Country Built Scotland

Port Built Dundee

Port Registered Fremantle

When Built 1876

Ship Lost

Grouped Region North-West

Sinking Exposions by spontaneous combustion in the coal

When Lost 1889/01/04

Where Lost Ashburton River

Port From Maurau, Borneo

Port To Fremantle

Cargo Coal

Ship Details

Engine N

Length 35.00

Beam 7.20

TONA 237.00

Draft 3.80

Museum Reference

Official Number 75189

Unique Number 1499

Sunk Code Burnt

File Number 208/80

Chart Number A 744

Protected Protected State

Found N

Inspected N

Confidential NO