Ada wreck

When Lost 1888/02
Where Lost Albany, Oyster Harbour
Sinking Sunk while crew was ashore cutting poles and sank when they were ashore.
Sunk Code Wrecked and sunk

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Full information about the Ada
wreck	Ada
When Lost	1888/02
Protected	Protected State
Found	Y
Inspected	Y
Date Inspected	1991/07 MMcC
Where Lost	Albany, Oyster Harbour
Latitude Max	-34.987968
Longitude Max	117.970443
Position Information	GPS 2005
Engine	N
TONA	26.40
Country Built	WA
Port Built	Albany
When Built	1886
Port Registered	Fremantle
Official Number	75321
Registration Number	1/1886
Length	16.50
Beam	1.60
Draft	4.40
Sinking	Sunk while crew was ashore cutting poles and sank when they were ashore.
Sunk Code	Wrecked and sunk
Owner	John Cowden and John Bruce, of Albany
Builder	John Peters of Albany
File Number	8/92, 195/72
Chart Number	1034/2619, AUS 110
Sources	West Australian, 15 August 1888, p. 3a Gordon de L. Marshall, Memories of Maritime Albany, Report, Department of Maritime Archaeology, Western Australian Maritime Museum, No 53 McCarthy, M., Wolfe, A. and de L. Marshall, G., 1992 Ada 1886-1888, Wreck Inspection Report - Department of Maritime Archaeology, Western Australian Maritime Museum, No.101 McKenna Collection 680, WA Maritime Museum
Confidential	NO
URL	http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/wrecks/ada