Priscilla wreck
Priscilla (1856-1895) The 766 tons wooden barque Priscilla was built in Yarmouth, Maine USA. It was registered in Sydney, Australia in 1882 and in 1888 was bought by the King George Sound Coal Company. In 1895 the Priscilla was blown ashore and was burnt. The remains of the wreck of the Priscilla have not been located, but are believed to possibly lie under reclaimed land on Albany’s foreshore.
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Country Built USA
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Port Built Yarmouth, Maine
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When Built 1856
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Length 45.80
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Beam 8.30
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Draft 6.20
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Engine N
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TONA 766.00
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When Lost 1893/01
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Where Lost Princess Royal Harbour
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Sinking Burnt then buried under foreshore reclamation
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Sunk Code Burnt
Museum Reference
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wreck Priscilla
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Protected Federal
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Found N
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Inspected N
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Official Number 83669
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File Number 195/72, 193/79
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Confidential NO
Artefact information
| wreck | Priscilla |
|---|---|
| When Lost | 1893/01 |
| Protected | Federal |
| Found | N |
| Inspected | N |
| Where Lost | Princess Royal Harbour |
| Engine | N |
| TONA | 766.00 |
| Country Built | USA |
| Port Built | Yarmouth, Maine |
| When Built | 1856 |
| Official Number | 83669 |
| Length | 45.80 |
| Beam | 8.30 |
| Draft | 6.20 |
| Sinking | Burnt then buried under foreshore reclamation |
| Sunk Code | Burnt |
| Owner | King George's Sound Coal Company, in 1884 |
| File Number | 195/72, 193/79 |
| Comments | Priscilla (1856-1895) The 766 tons wooden barque Priscilla was built in Yarmouth, Maine USA. It was registered in Sydney, Australia in 1882 and in 1888 was bought by the King George Sound Coal Company. In 1895 the Priscilla was blown ashore and was burnt. The remains of the wreck of the Priscilla have not been located, but are believed to possibly lie under reclaimed land on Albany’s foreshore. |
| Sources | Inquirer, 4 February 1893, p. 6c Richard McKenna in MA file |
| Confidential | NO |
| URL | http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/wrecks/priscilla |