Kirkcudbrightshire wreck
Dismantled unshipping or cutting down masts leaving sufficient of foremast as to provide secure fasting for tow lines. The sides of the vessel may be cut down only to ‘tween decks leaving sufficient of forward construction as will satisfactorily secure hawse pipes.
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Country Built Scotland
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Port Built Glasgow
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When Built 1884
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Length 76.30
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Beam 11.70
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Draft 7.00
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TONA 1482.00
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TONB 1582.00
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When Lost 1934/04/04
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Where Lost Rottnest Graveyard
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Sinking 109 m
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Sunk Code Scuttled
Museum Reference
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wreck Kirkcudbrightshire
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Protected Not protected
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Found N
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Inspected N
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Official Number 89952
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Registration Number 3/1922
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File Number 445/71
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Chart Number 1058/112/114
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Confidential NO
Artefact information
| wreck | Kirkcudbrightshire |
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| When Lost | 1934/04/04 |
| Protected | Not protected |
| Found | N |
| Inspected | N |
| Where Lost | Rottnest Graveyard |
| TONA | 1482.00 |
| TONB | 1582.00 |
| Country Built | Scotland |
| Port Built | Glasgow |
| When Built | 1884 |
| Port Registered | Fremantle |
| Official Number | 89952 |
| Registration Number | 3/1922 |
| Length | 76.30 |
| Beam | 11.70 |
| Draft | 7.00 |
| Sinking | 109 m |
| Sunk Code | Scuttled |
| Owner | The Fremantle Coal Co. Ltd. |
| Builder | Russell & Co. |
| File Number | 445/71 |
| Chart Number | 1058/112/114 |
| Comments | Dismantled unshipping or cutting down masts leaving sufficient of foremast as to provide secure fasting for tow lines. The sides of the vessel may be cut down only to ‘tween decks leaving sufficient of forward construction as will satisfactorily secure hawse pipes. |
| Sources | SRO CONS 6654 ITEM 1955/729 Wrecks off WA Coast Harbour and Lights Department Fremantle SRO 3466 Item 1933/047 Hulks Kircudbrightshire surveyed 16/09/1933 and is in good order. This hulk is in course of being broken up by Hall and is at present lying at No. 5 Wharf. 05/04/1934 Harbour master I beg to report that the hulk Kirkcudbrightshire was sunk in 60 fathoms at 2-15 pm the 04/04/1934 the position being lat 32.03.0S long 115.20.0E |
| Confidential | NO |
| URL | http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/wrecks/kirkcudbrightshire |