Pearl wreck

Site reported by Kerry Thom and inspected by Kerry Thom, Daniele Voinot, Alan Boyd and Scott Sledge 27/7/1982, site is 1800m southwest of North Turtle Island on drying reef

  • Country Built WA

  • Port Built Fremantle

  • When Built 1899

  • Length 10.40

  • Beam 3.50

  • Draft 1.00

  • Engine N

  • TONA 1107.00

  • TONB 14.07

    Map of Pearl
  • When Lost 1920/11/12

  • Where Lost Off North Turtle Island

  • Sinking Total loss, anchor chain parted, blown on reef and broken up.

  • Sunk Code Wrecked and sunk

Museum Reference

  • wreck Pearl

  • Protected Federal

  • Found Y

  • Inspected Y

  • Official Number 102232

  • Registration Number 1 of 1900

  • File Number 116/80

  • Confidential NO

Artefact information

Full information about the Pearl
wreck Pearl
When Lost 1920/11/12
Protected Federal
Found Y
Inspected Y
Date Inspected 24/7/1982
Where Lost Off North Turtle Island
Latitude Max -19.9
Longitude Max 118.88
Engine N
TONA 1107.00
TONB 14.07
Country Built WA
Port Built Fremantle
When Built 1899
Port Registered Fremantle
Official Number 102232
Registration Number 1 of 1900
Length 10.40
Beam 3.50
Draft 1.00
Sinking Total loss, anchor chain parted, blown on reef and broken up.
Sunk Code Wrecked and sunk
Owner William Theodore Banger, Port Headland
Builder W.A. Chamberlain
File Number 116/80
Comments Site reported by Kerry Thom and inspected by Kerry Thom, Daniele Voinot, Alan Boyd and Scott Sledge 27/7/1982, site is 1800m southwest of North Turtle Island on drying reef
Sources McKenna Collection No 681, WA Maritime Museum
Confidential NO
URL http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/wrecks/pearl-1-2-3-4-5