Shipwreck Databases Western Australian Museum

Sisters (1875/03)

Butchers Inlet, Cossack

Ex-Swan River cargo barge used for pearling.
F. McRae & Co. reported that this vessel was broken up at Cossack in March 1875 (Dickson 1996: 17)

Ship Built

Owner Farquar McRae & Co. of Roebourne

Builder T.W. Mews

Country Built WA

Port Built Perth

Port Registered Fremantle

When Built 1858

Ship Lost

Grouped Region North-West

Sinking Broken up

When Lost 1875/03

Where Lost Butchers Inlet, Cossack

Ship Details

Length 10.67

Beam 3.26

TONA 8.67

Draft 1.25

Museum Reference

Official Number 36538

Unique Number 1648

Registration Number No.1 of 1859

Sunk Code Broken up

Found N