Matterhorn wreck
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Country Built USA
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Port Built Bath
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When Built 1866
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Length 57.30
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Beam 11.60
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Draft 7.30
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Engine N
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TONA 1306.00
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When Lost 1878/03/11
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Where Lost Browse Island
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Sinking Lost in hurricane
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Sunk Code Wrecked and sunk
Museum Reference
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wreck Matterhorn
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Protected Federal
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Found N
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Inspected N
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File Number 90/73, 380/77
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Chart Number 1242
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Confidential NO
Artefact information
| wreck | Matterhorn |
|---|---|
| When Lost | 1878/03/11 |
| Protected | Federal |
| Found | N |
| Inspected | N |
| Where Lost | Browse Island |
| Engine | N |
| TONA | 1306.00 |
| Country Built | USA |
| Port Built | Bath |
| When Built | 1866 |
| Port Registered | Hamburg |
| Length | 57.30 |
| Beam | 11.60 |
| Draft | 7.30 |
| Deaths | 17 |
| Crew | 17 |
| Sinking | Lost in hurricane |
| Sunk Code | Wrecked and sunk |
| Owner | A.H.W. Waffaus |
| Builder | E. and A. Sewall |
| File Number | 90/73, 380/77 |
| Chart Number | 1242 |
| Sources | De Beers Monthly Shipping Report, quoted in Inquirer, 1 May 1878 Inquirer, 19 March 1879 Registre Veritas , 1878 |
| Confidential | NO |
| URL | http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/wrecks/matterhorn |