Peter wreck

  • Country Built WA

  • Port Built Fremantle

  • When Built 1893

  • Length 14.10

  • Beam 4.50

  • Draft 2.00

  • Engine N

  • TONA 11.20

  • When Lost 1897/03/25

  • Where Lost Lacapede Islands (King Sound)

  • Sinking Drifted onto reef whilst on voyage

  • Sunk Code Wrecked and sunk

  • Port From Broome

  • Port To Pearling grounds

Museum Reference

  • wreck Peter

  • Protected Federal

  • Found N

  • Inspected N

  • Official Number 101620

  • Registration Number 7 of 1893

  • File Number 7/78

  • Confidential NO

Artefact information

Full information about the Peter
wreck Peter
When Lost 1897/03/25
Protected Federal
Found N
Inspected N
Where Lost Lacapede Islands (King Sound)
Engine N
TONA 11.20
Country Built WA
Port Built Fremantle
When Built 1893
Port Registered Fremantle In 1893
Official Number 101620
Registration Number 7 of 1893
Length 14.10
Beam 4.50
Draft 2.00
Sinking Drifted onto reef whilst on voyage
Sunk Code Wrecked and sunk
Port From Broome
Port To Pearling grounds
Cargo Stores, diving gear
Master Captain Hemsworth
Owner G.E. Hemsworth
File Number 7/78
Sources West Australian, 5 April 1897, p. 4f. McKenna Collection 680, WA Maritime Museum Register of British Ships
Confidential NO
URL http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/wrecks/peter