Marius Ricoux ex Rising Star, ex Sollecito, ex Sciaffino wreck
The Marius Ricoux was originally built as the Rising Star, an iron 3 –masted sailing ship of 892 tons gross. Other former names were the Sollecito and Sciafinno, and in its final incarnation as a barque was named the Marius Ricoux by its owners M. Ricoux & Co. of Marseilles, France. Melbourne-based shipping company McIlwraith and McEachern employed the Marius Ricoux as a coal hulk in Sydney in 1911, and later in Albany between 1912-1928. In 1928 it was towed from Princess Royal Harbour to a position off Bald Head by the tug Awhina and scuttled with explosive charges. The wreck site has not yet been located.
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Country Built UK
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Port Built Dumbarton, Scotland
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When Built 1877
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Length 59.80
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Beam 10.00
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Draft 5.70
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Engine N
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TONA 803.00
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When Lost 1928/05/18
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Where Lost Off Bald Head, PA 35°06 118°00
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Sinking Towed out to sea and sunk, clear of shipping lanes in 13 fathoms of water
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Sunk Code Scuttled
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Port From Albany
Museum Reference
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wreck Marius Ricoux ex Rising Star, ex Sollecito, ex Sciaffino
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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 76139
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Registration Number 30/1911
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File Number 193/79
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Confidential NO
Artefact information
| wreck | Marius Ricoux ex Rising Star, ex Sollecito, ex Sciaffino |
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| When Lost | 1928/05/18 |
| Protected | Not protected |
| Found | N |
| Inspected | N |
| Where Lost | Off Bald Head, PA 35°06 118°00 |
| Engine | N |
| TONA | 803.00 |
| Country Built | UK |
| Port Built | Dumbarton, Scotland |
| When Built | 1877 |
| Port Registered | Sydney |
| Official Number | 76139 |
| Registration Number | 30/1911 |
| Length | 59.80 |
| Beam | 10.00 |
| Draft | 5.70 |
| Sinking | Towed out to sea and sunk, clear of shipping lanes in 13 fathoms of water |
| Sunk Code | Scuttled |
| Port From | Albany |
| Owner | McIlwraith's, Sydney |
| Builder | Birrell Stenhouse & Co |
| File Number | 193/79 |
| Comments | The Marius Ricoux was originally built as the Rising Star, an iron 3 –masted sailing ship of 892 tons gross. Other former names were the Sollecito and Sciafinno, and in its final incarnation as a barque was named the Marius Ricoux by its owners M. Ricoux & Co. of Marseilles, France. Melbourne-based shipping company McIlwraith and McEachern employed the Marius Ricoux as a coal hulk in Sydney in 1911, and later in Albany between 1912-1928. In 1928 it was towed from Princess Royal Harbour to a position off Bald Head by the tug Awhina and scuttled with explosive charges. The wreck site has not yet been located. |
| Sources | Richard McKenna's note in MA file |
| Confidential | NO |
| URL | http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/wrecks/marius-ricoux-ex-rising-star-ex-sollecito-ex-sciaffino |