Shipwreck Databases Western Australian Museum
  • Champion

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1870/12/25 Protected Federal N N Depuch Island N 73.00 Unknown Sydney 31880 All During cyclone Wrecked and sunk Port Walcott Depuch Island 443/71 Mercantile Navy List, 1861 NO North-West 27 champion-1 ...

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  • Welcome

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1908/12/08 Protected Federal N N Off Broome N 12.62 16.52 WA Fremantle 1903 Fremantle 117789 6/1903 11.70 3.60 0.80 6 6 During cyclone Wrecked and sunk Thomas Clarke Thomas Clarke A.E. Brown 3/79 1207, 1048 HMC 115/3 McKenna Collection 682, WA Maritime Mu ...

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  • Conch

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1872/03/20 Protected Federal N N Butchers Inlet N 5.00 Unknown During cyclone Wrecked and sunk Shell 4/79 327 Another disastrous cyclone struck at Roebourne on 20 March 1872, blowing down all the public buildings, two hotels, several stores and a number o ...

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  • Crest of the Wave

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1870/12/25 Protected Federal N N Butchers Inlet, Cossack N 2 During cyclone Foundered Shell 3/79, 4/79 327 ‘The Residency was denuded of plaster, and the walls in some places washed away, the flag staff cast down, the lockup unroofed, the stable prostrate ...

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  • Chieftain

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1908/04/26 Protected Federal N N Broome area N 12.22 14.72 WA Fremantle 1903 Fremantle 118526 56/1903 11.30 3.40 1.50 4 6 During cyclone Wrecked above water H.T. Biddles H.T. Biddles W. Murray 3/79 1207, 1048 HMC 164/3 West Australian 1908/04/29, p. 7f-g ...

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  • Dona Elsie

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1935/03/26 Protected Federal N N Lacepede Islands N 13.61 17.81 WA Fremantle 1900 Fremantle 114470 21 of 1902; B64, B65, B363, B424, B4, B43, B58, B185, B40, B68 10.40 3.50 1.00 During cyclone Wrecked and sunk Alfred Ernest James, Broome A. E. Brown 7/78 ...

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  • Alberta

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1908/04/27 Protected Federal N N Broome RAN Hydrographic Department N 15.24 12.74 WA Fremantle 1904 Fremantle 120035 3/1907 14.70 4.90 2.10 6 6 During cyclone Wrecked and sunk H.F. Shaw J. De Baun A.E. Brown, South Beach Fremantle 3/79 1207, 1048 18°52, 1 ...

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  • Clara

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1912/03/21 Protected Federal N N North East side Depuch Island also reported Police records S side Depuch N 12.00 5 8 During cyclone Wrecked and sunk J.A.Scanlan M.A. Scanlan (C. Blackmann) 1055 Two lives saved by swimming ashore Police records state 5 su ...

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  • Bonnie Dundee 1

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1872/03/20 Protected Federal N N Butchers Inlet N During cyclone Foundered Shell 4/79 327 Another disastrous cyclone struck at Roebourne on 20 March 1872, blowing down all the public buildings, two hotels, several stores and a number of residences. Six pe ...

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  • Sea Gull

    Wreck | Updated 29 Jan 2018

    1909/04/05 Protected Federal N N North West of WA N 10.00 WA Fremantle 1893 Fremantle In 1893 101619 6 of 1893 10.80 3.60 1.30 During cyclone Wrecked and sunk F.L. Parkes and H.M. Parkes 3/79 1055, 1048 HMC 92/2 McKenna Collection 680, WA Maritime Museum ...

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