Lovspring wreck

Co-ordinates 800m off

  • Country Built Norway

  • Port Built Christiansand

  • When Built 1873

  • Length 41.50

  • Beam 9.40

  • Draft 5.20

  • Engine N

  • TONA 515.00

  • TONB 515.00

  • When Lost 1900/07/22

  • Where Lost Mushroom Rock

  • Sinking Cable snapped, blown on the rocks

  • Sunk Code Wrecked and sunk

  • Port From Madagascar

  • Port To South Africa

Museum Reference

  • wreck Lovspring

  • Protected Federal

  • Found N

  • Inspected N

  • File Number 196/75

  • Chart Number 1472

  • Confidential NO

Artefact information

Full information about the Lovspring
wreck Lovspring
When Lost 1900/07/22
Protected Federal
Found N
Inspected N
Where Lost Mushroom Rock
Engine N
TONA 515.00
TONB 515.00
Country Built Norway
Port Built Christiansand
When Built 1873
Port Registered Brenig
Length 41.50
Beam 9.40
Draft 5.20
Crew 9
Sinking Cable snapped, blown on the rocks
Sunk Code Wrecked and sunk
Port From Madagascar
Port To South Africa
Cargo Timber
Master C. Sand
Owner J. Rode
File Number 196/75
Chart Number 1472
Comments Co-ordinates 800m off
Sources Loney(3) Details wrecking (p. 281) VEC News March 1965 SRO 430 ITEM-1900/2957 Police Dept
Confidential NO
URL http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/wrecks/lovspring