New Perseverance (1866/12/20)
Cossack, Butcher Inlet
Carrying wooden police quarters and materials from the failed Roebuck Bay settlement. After the wreck, Master and some crew boarded the ill-fated Emma for passage to Fremantle. Emma also carried anchors and chain from New Perseverance as ballast. Wreck used a s a storage hulk and as a public house
Ship Built
Owner William Owston
Builder Captain William Owston
Country Built WA
Port Built Swan River
Port Registered Fremantle
When Built 1857
Ship Lost
Grouped Region North-West
Sinking Wrecked in gale
When Lost 1866/12/20
Where Lost Cossack, Butcher Inlet
Port From Roebuck Bay
Port To Cossack
Cargo Stock
Ship Details
Engine N
Length 25.90
Beam 6.30
TONA 105.00
Draft 3.00
Museum Reference
Official Number 40476
Unique Number 1557
Sunk Code Wrecked above water
File Number 4/79
Chart Number 327
Protected Protected State
Found N
Inspected N
Confidential NO