Lorna Doone wreck

  • Country Built WA

  • Port Built Fremantle

  • When Built 1904/01/27

  • Length 11.10

  • Beam 3.70

  • Draft 1.50

  • Engine N

  • TONA 12.35

  • TONB 14.85

  • When Lost 1923/03/08

  • Where Lost Fifteen miles off Wallal, see Tifera

  • Sinking During willy-willy

  • Sunk Code Foundered

Museum Reference

  • wreck Lorna Doone

  • Protected Federal

  • Found N

  • Inspected N

  • Official Number 119009

  • Registration Number B256 (at time of wrecking)

  • File Number 3/79, 116/80

  • Chart Number 1048, 325

  • Confidential NO

Artefact information

Full information about the Lorna Doone
wreck Lorna Doone
When Lost 1923/03/08
Protected Federal
Found N
Inspected N
Where Lost Fifteen miles off Wallal, see Tifera
Engine N
TONA 12.35
TONB 14.85
Country Built WA
Port Built Fremantle
When Built 1904/01/27
Port Registered Fremantle
Official Number 119009
Registration Number B256 (at time of wrecking)
Length 11.10
Beam 3.70
Draft 1.50
Crew 7
Sinking During willy-willy
Sunk Code Foundered
Owner Hugh McKay
Builder A.E. Brown
File Number 3/79, 116/80
Chart Number 1048, 325
Sources Harbour & Light File: AN 16/5/ ACC 1066/ 397/1923 BATT HMC 19/4 Rod Dickson, They Kept This State Afloat McKenna Collection 683, WA Maritime Museum
Confidential NO
URL http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/wrecks/lorna-doone