Swallow wreck

Lent boat to a party of 20 natives

  • Country Built Unknown

  • Engine N

  • When Lost 1900/05/05

  • Where Lost Freycinet Estuary, Tamala

  • Sinking Anchored boats and went to station. a NW gale developed, drifted

  • Sunk Code Wrecked and sunk

  • Port From Nanga

  • Port To Tamala

Museum Reference

  • wreck Swallow

  • Protected Federal

  • Found N

  • Inspected N

  • Chart Number A 331

  • Confidential NO

Artefact information

Full information about the Swallow
wreck Swallow
When Lost 1900/05/05
Protected Federal
Found N
Inspected N
Where Lost Freycinet Estuary, Tamala
Engine N
Country Built Unknown
Sinking Anchored boats and went to station. a NW gale developed, drifted
Sunk Code Wrecked and sunk
Port From Nanga
Port To Tamala
Owner Mainland, Holt and Adams, pearlers of Shark Bay
Chart Number A 331
Comments Lent boat to a party of 20 natives
Sources SRO 430 ITEM 1921/1900 Report, WPC Rogers, Shark Bay, 8 May 1900, Police Records
Confidential NO
URL http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/wrecks/swallow-1