Perseverant wreck
Land site known, surveyed 2003. Magnetometer survey on beach, uncertain if wreck
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Country Built Unknown
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When Built 1837
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Engine N
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TONA 269.00
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When Lost 1841/03/16
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Where Lost Shark Bay
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Sunk Code Wrecked and sunk
Museum Reference
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wreck Perseverant
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Protected Federal
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Found Y
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Inspected N
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File Number 61/88
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Chart Number 1056
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Confidential NO
Artefact information
| wreck | Perseverant |
|---|---|
| When Lost | 1841/03/16 |
| Protected | Federal |
| Found | Y |
| Inspected | N |
| Date Inspected | 2003 (May) Green & Souter |
| Where Lost | Shark Bay |
| Latitude Max | -25.51 |
| Longitude Max | 113.02 |
| Engine | N |
| TONA | 269.00 |
| Country Built | Unknown |
| When Built | 1837 |
| Port Registered | Binic |
| Deaths | 6 |
| Crew | 22 |
| Sunk Code | Wrecked and sunk |
| Cargo | Whale oil |
| Master | Capt Ives Duval |
| File Number | 61/88 |
| Chart Number | 1056 |
| Comments | Land site known, surveyed 2003. Magnetometer survey on beach, uncertain if wreck |
| Sources | Robinson, K., 1988, Perseverant Survivor's Camp, Report Department of Maritime Archaeology, Western Australian Maritime Museum, No 34 WA Journal 20 Nov 1841 |
| Confidential | NO |
| URL | http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/wrecks/perseverant |