Tanami wreck

One of 24 luggers lost in this cyclone

  • Country Built WA

  • Port Built Fremantle

  • When Built 1909

  • Length 11.30

  • Beam 3.70

  • Draft 1.60

  • Engine N

  • TONA 12.61

  • TONB 15.11

  • When Lost 1935/03/26

  • Where Lost Lacepede Islands

  • Sinking Cyclone

  • Sunk Code Wrecked and sunk

Museum Reference

  • wreck Tanami

  • Protected Not protected

  • Found N

  • Inspected N

  • Official Number 125008

  • Registration Number 5/1910, B134, B184, B124

  • File Number 7/78, 3/79

  • Chart Number 1207, 1048, 323

  • Confidential NO

Artefact information

Full information about the Tanami
wreck Tanami
When Lost 1935/03/26
Protected Not protected
Found N
Inspected N
Where Lost Lacepede Islands
Engine N
TONA 12.61
TONB 15.11
Country Built WA
Port Built Fremantle
When Built 1909
Port Registered Fremantle
Official Number 125008
Registration Number 5/1910, B134, B184, B124
Length 11.30
Beam 3.70
Draft 1.60
Sinking Cyclone
Sunk Code Wrecked and sunk
Owner Reginald Arthur Bourne, Broome
Builder Mr Murray & Mr Howson
File Number 7/78, 3/79
Chart Number 1207, 1048, 323
Comments One of 24 luggers lost in this cyclone
Sources HMC 38/5 McKenna Collection 684, WA Maritime Museum
Confidential NO
URL http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/wrecks/tanami