Nicol Bay wreck

Position said to be 123°46’E 15°56.4S

  • Country Built Australia

  • Port Built Perth

  • When Built 1925

  • Length 20.10

  • Beam 6.20

  • Draft 2.20

  • Engine 1 x 4 cyl Bergius internal combustion engine, auxiliary screw, 6 knots

  • TONA 73.40

  • TONB 56.19

  • When Lost 1959/09/05

  • Where Lost King Sound, near Cockatoo Island

  • Sunk Code Wrecked and sunk

Museum Reference

  • wreck Nicol Bay

  • Protected Not protected

  • Found N

  • Inspected N

  • Official Number 140154

  • Registration Number No 1 of 1926

  • File Number 119/80

  • Confidential NO

Artefact information

Full information about the Nicol Bay
wreck Nicol Bay
When Lost 1959/09/05
Protected Not protected
Found N
Inspected N
Where Lost King Sound, near Cockatoo Island
Engine 1 x 4 cyl Bergius internal combustion engine, auxiliary screw, 6 knots
TONA 73.40
TONB 56.19
Country Built Australia
Port Built Perth
When Built 1925
Port Registered Fremantle
Official Number 140154
Registration Number No 1 of 1926
Length 20.10
Beam 6.20
Draft 2.20
Sunk Code Wrecked and sunk
Master H. Matheson
Builder W & S Lawrence
File Number 119/80
Comments Position said to be 123°46’E 15°56.4S
Sources SRO 6654 ITEM 1955/729 HMC 105/6 British Register of Shipping, Fremantle)
Confidential NO
URL http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/wrecks/nicol-bay