Star wreck
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Country Built WA
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Port Built Fremantle
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When Built 1876
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Length 24.10
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Beam 5.30
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Draft 2.30
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Engine N
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TONA 70.00
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When Lost 1880/10/20
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Where Lost Murray Reef
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Sunk Code Wrecked and sunk
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Port From Fishing ground
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Port To Fremantle
Museum Reference
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wreck Star
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Protected Federal
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Found Y
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Inspected Y
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Official Number 72482
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File Number 19/73
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Chart Number PWD 4408
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Confidential NO
Artefact information
| wreck | Star |
|---|---|
| When Lost | 1880/10/20 |
| Protected | Federal |
| Found | Y |
| Inspected | Y |
| Date Inspected | 1991/12 MMcC |
| Where Lost | Murray Reef |
| Latitude Max | -32.38 |
| Longitude Max | 115.68 |
| Position Information | GPS |
| Engine | N |
| TONA | 70.00 |
| Country Built | WA |
| Port Built | Fremantle |
| When Built | 1876 |
| Port Registered | Fremantle |
| Official Number | 72482 |
| Length | 24.10 |
| Beam | 5.30 |
| Draft | 2.30 |
| Sunk Code | Wrecked and sunk |
| Port From | Fishing ground |
| Port To | Fremantle |
| Cargo | Whaling gear |
| Master | Captain John Sheppard |
| Owner | Bateman |
| Builder | Thomas Mews |
| File Number | 19/73 |
| Chart Number | PWD 4408 |
| Sources | Western Australian Times, 10 March 1876 and 23 November 1877 Herlad, 23 October 1880 'Inquiry respecting Star', Herald, 12 November 1880 Herald, 23 October 1880 Inquirer, 17 November 1880 Henderson, G.J., & K., 1988, Unfinished Voyages, 1851-1880 , UWA Press, Nedlands, pp 280-4 Kenderdine, S., 1995, Shipwrecks 1656-1942: A guide to historic wreck sites of Perth. Report - Department of Maritime Archaeology Western Australian Maritime Museum, No. 99. |
| Confidential | NO |
| URL | http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/wrecks/star-1 |