Shipwreck Databases Western Australian Museum

Swan (1884/01/16)

Cape Londonderry in the vicinity of Jones and Stewart islands

Ship Built

Owner Isaac Doust

Master Isaac Doust

Country Built WA

Port Built Fremantle

Port Registered Fremantle

When Built 1875

Ship Lost

Grouped Region North-West

Sinking Struck reef

Deaths 1

When Lost 1884/01/16

Where Lost Cape Londonderry in the vicinity of Jones and Stewart islands

Port From Port Darwin

Port To Cossack

Ship Details

Engine N

Length 14.90

Beam 4.60

TONA 27.00

Draft 1.80

Museum Reference

Official Number 72469

Unique Number 553

Sunk Code Wrecked and sunk

File Number 380.77

Protected Protected Federal

Found N

Inspected N

Confidential NO

Sources

Reports, Sgt.P. Troy, Derby, 1 October 1883 and 28 December 1883, Police Records 760/84, 933/83 (Acc 129).
West Australian, 20 October 1883, p. 3e.
Inquirer, 24 October 1883, p. 5h.
Report, Sgt.P. Troy, Derby, 28 December 1883, Police Records 760/84 (Acc 129).
Report, John Foxworthy, Cossack, 15 February 1884, Police Records 448/84 (Acc 129).
Statement of Charley Harper, 9 May 1884, Police Occurrence Book, Cossack 1884-5, Vol.2.
Report of R. McRae, 27 April 1884, Police Occurrence Book, Cossack 1884-5, Vol.2.
Report of W. Robinson, 30 April 1884, Police Occurrence Book, Cossack 1884-5, Vol.2.
West Australian, 13 May 1884, p. 3d.
West Australian, 15 July 1884, p. 3b.
Inquirer, 16 July 1884.
West Australian, 14 March 1885, p. 6a.
West Australian, 19 March 1885, p. 3b.
Report, Sgt P Troy, Derby, 20 February 1885, Police Records 618/1885, SRO 129 ITEM-1885/0671.
West Australian, 19 March 1885, p. 3b.
West Australian, 13 and 15 May 1884, see also Inquirer, 16 July 1884.
Statement of Charley Harper, Reports of R. McRae and W. Robinson, Police Occurrence Book, Cossack 1884-5, Vol. 2.
West Australian, 15 July 1884, p. 3b.
Report of R McRae, 27 April 1884, Police Occurrence Book, Cossack 1884-5, Vol. 2.
Register of British Ships, Fremantle.
Mercantile Navy List, 1876.