Olive wreck

Co-ordinates 10’ off

  • Country Built WA

  • Port Built Fremantle

  • When Built 1891

  • Length 17.60

  • Beam 4.90

  • Draft 1.80

  • Engine N

  • TONA 43.33

  • TONB 42.64

  • When Lost 1916/12/05

  • Where Lost Dorre Island, Carnarvon

  • Sinking Drifted onto sankbank at Dorre Island and became total loss

  • Sunk Code Foundered

Museum Reference

  • wreck Olive

  • Protected Federal

  • Found N

  • Inspected N

  • Official Number 101494

  • Registration Number 8 of 1891

  • Chart Number 1056

  • Confidential NO

Artefact information

Full information about the Olive
wreck Olive
When Lost 1916/12/05
Protected Federal
Found N
Inspected N
Where Lost Dorre Island, Carnarvon
Engine N
TONA 43.33
TONB 42.64
Country Built WA
Port Built Fremantle
When Built 1891
Port Registered Fremantle
Official Number 101494
Registration Number 8 of 1891
Length 17.60
Beam 4.90
Draft 1.80
Sinking Drifted onto sankbank at Dorre Island and became total loss
Sunk Code Foundered
Cargo 72 bales of wool
Owner Robert John Lynn & Co.
Chart Number 1056
Comments Co-ordinates 10’ off
Sources HMC 134/2, 122/2, 47/2 McKenna Collection 680, WA Maritime Museum
Confidential NO
URL http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/wrecks/olive-1