Shipwreck Databases Western Australian Museum

Amethyst (1894/01/04)

Cossack, Butcher Inlet

Built in Fremantle as Amethyst, driven ashore at Cossack in 1894 cyclone.
Refloated as was still registered in 1923 and 1923 Possibly renamed EMU (see ID 13406), lost in Hero Passage at Port Gregory (Gregg et al 2012)

Ship Built

Owner R.S. Kirby, Broome

Country Built WA

Port Built Fremantle

Port Registered Fremantle

When Built unknown

Ship Lost

Grouped Region North-West

Sinking Driven ashore

When Lost 1894/01/04

Where Lost Cossack, Butcher Inlet

Cargo Pearl, shell

Ship Details

Engine N

Length 14.20

Beam 4.10

TONA 11.34

Draft 1.90

Museum Reference

Official Number 101499

Unique Number 414

Registration Number 13/1891

Sunk Code Unknown

File Number 443/71

Protected Protected State

Found N

Inspected N

Confidential NO