Abemama wreck
Mr and Mrs Arnold McGhie were caretakers on board the ship when it wrecked. The vessel is fully buried now during new harbour works in April 2000.
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Country Built Canada
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Port Built Nova Scotia
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When Built 1918
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Length 40.70
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Beam 9.70
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Draft 3.60
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Engine N
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TONA 395.00
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TONB 317.00
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When Lost 1927/06/17
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Where Lost Jervoise Bay, Cockburn Sound
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Sinking Snapped anchor chains in storm
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Sunk Code Wrecked and sunk
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Port From Fremantle subsidy
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Port To Points Cloates
Museum Reference
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wreck Abemama
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Protected Protected Federal
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Found Y
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Inspected Y
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Official Number 138200
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Registration Number 1/1923
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File Number 4/81, 10/78
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Chart Number 117, 1058
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Confidential NO
Artefact information
| wreck | Abemama |
|---|---|
| When Lost | 1927/06/17 |
| Protected | Protected Federal |
| Found | Y |
| Inspected | Y |
| Where Lost | Jervoise Bay, Cockburn Sound |
| Latitude Max | -32.14156 |
| Longitude Max | 115.765729 |
| Position Information | Archival aerial 1950 |
| Engine | N |
| TONA | 395.00 |
| TONB | 317.00 |
| Country Built | Canada |
| Port Built | Nova Scotia |
| When Built | 1918 |
| Port Registered | Fremantle |
| Official Number | 138200 |
| Registration Number | 1/1923 |
| Length | 40.70 |
| Beam | 9.70 |
| Draft | 3.60 |
| Crew | 7 |
| Sinking | Snapped anchor chains in storm |
| Sunk Code | Wrecked and sunk |
| Port From | Fremantle subsidy |
| Port To | Points Cloates |
| Cargo | No cargo |
| Master | H. Downie |
| Owner | Abemama Shipping Co. |
| Builder | S.B. and Transportation Co. |
| File Number | 4/81, 10/78 |
| Chart Number | 117, 1058 |
| Comments | Mr and Mrs Arnold McGhie were caretakers on board the ship when it wrecked. The vessel is fully buried now during new harbour works in April 2000. |
| Sources | Ships Register (Fremantle) 12: 11/1926 - 3/1929 Harbour Masters Log Books (Albany) 14: 1/1 - 31/12/1923 Harbour Masters Letter Books (Fremantle) 5: 21/8/1922 - 1/7/1923 6: 1/7/1923 - 13/3/1924 Monthly Summary of Vessels arriving Various Ports 12: 1908 - 1921 13: 1922 - 1942 Master Coastal Vessels Records 3: 15/10/1902 - 9/12/1926 3: 29/9/1910 - 3/12/1926 Sea-going Certificates 3: 10/8/8/1914 - 13/1/1950 Port of Albany Shipping Records 1923 Lloyds Register of Ships Mercantile Navy List and Maritime Directory Shipping Arrival and Departures (Albany) 1922 - 1932 W.F. Neyle - Memories of Sailing Ships on the Clarence River Agreements and Account of Crew. (Abemama) Ships Logbooks. (Abemama) Harbour and Lights Department (WA) Shipping Casualties 1894 -1962 Newspapers The Sound Advertiser 25/6/1980 Western Mail 1927 West Australian 29/3/79 Photos Battye Collection Duffty Collection Faily Sawday Collection Maritime Museum Photo List |
| Confidential | NO |
| URL | http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/wrecks/abemama |