Queen wreck

Woolie a Malay reports loss of his lugger Queen six ton boat insured for fifty pounds off Point Cloaqtes in heavy gale 25 jan blown on reef and broken up himself and 2 Chinese on board 3 miles from shore he and one crew saved one drowned

  • Country Built WA

  • Port Built Perth

  • When Built 1876

  • Length 8.20

  • Beam 2.80

  • Draft 1.00

  • Engine N

  • TONA 6.00

  • When Lost 18920/01/25

  • Where Lost Off Point Cloates

  • Sinking Struck Reef

  • Sunk Code Wrecked and sunk

  • Port From Gascoyne River

  • Port To Ashburton

Museum Reference

  • wreck Queen

  • Protected Federal

  • Found N

  • Inspected N

  • Official Number 75301

  • File Number 209/80

  • Chart Number A 745

  • Confidential NO

Artefact information

Full information about the Queen
wreck Queen
When Lost 18920/01/25
Protected Federal
Found N
Inspected N
Where Lost Off Point Cloates
Engine N
TONA 6.00
Country Built WA
Port Built Perth
When Built 1876
Port Registered WA, as Gascoigne
Official Number 75301
Length 8.20
Beam 2.80
Draft 1.00
Deaths 1
Crew 3
Sinking Struck Reef
Sunk Code Wrecked and sunk
Port From Gascoyne River
Port To Ashburton
Master Peter Woolie
Owner Peter Woolie
File Number 209/80
Chart Number A 745
Comments Woolie a Malay reports loss of his lugger Queen six ton boat insured for fifty pounds off Point Cloaqtes in heavy gale 25 jan blown on reef and broken up himself and 2 Chinese on board 3 miles from shore he and one crew saved one drowned
Sources SRO 430 ITEM 0262/1892 Sergeant Beresford to Commissioner, 6 February 1892, Police Records Thomas Carter to Resident Magistrate, Carnarvon, 24 October 1891, Police Records 262/1892 Corporal Taylor to Inspector Troy, 18 January 1892, Police Records 262/1892
Confidential NO
URL http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/wrecks/queen