Wanderer II wreck

Reported master and mate murdered by aboriginals, but were left on an island.

  • Country Built WA

  • Port Built Fremantle

  • When Built 1913

  • Length 11.30

  • Beam 3.70

  • Draft 1.50

  • Engine N

  • TONA 15.85

  • TONB 12.60

  • When Lost 1923

  • Where Lost Broome Creek

  • Sunk Code Abandoned

Museum Reference

  • wreck Wanderer II

  • Protected Federal

  • Found N

  • Inspected N

  • Official Number 131644

  • Registration Number No 4 of 1913

  • Chart Number 1242, 1047 AUS 320

  • Confidential NO

Artefact information

Full information about the Wanderer II
wreck Wanderer II
When Lost 1923
Protected Federal
Found N
Inspected N
Where Lost Broome Creek
Engine N
TONA 15.85
TONB 12.60
Country Built WA
Port Built Fremantle
When Built 1913
Port Registered Fremanlte
Official Number 131644
Registration Number No 4 of 1913
Length 11.30
Beam 3.70
Draft 1.50
Sunk Code Abandoned
Master Eric McGuire
Builder A.E. Brown
Chart Number 1242, 1047 AUS 320
Comments Reported master and mate murdered by aboriginals, but were left on an island.
Sources Harbour & Light File AN 16/5/ ACC 1066/ 526/1913 BATT West Australian 1914/07/1 Loney, J. K. 1994 Wrecks on the Western Australian coast including wrecks in Northern Territory waters. Lonestone Press, Yarram, Victoria. Goldsmith
Confidential NO
URL http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/wrecks/wanderer-ii