Contest (1874/07/14)
Mangles Bay, Rockingham Palm Beach
Built Nova Scotia for the Liverpool-based Black Diamond line. Went to Adelaide for the intercolonial trade. Anchored at Rockingham discharging cargo drahged ashore in a NW gale.
Ship Built
Owner Captain Simpson of Port Adelade
Master Captain Thomas Allen
Country Built Canada
Port Built Nova Scotia
Port Registered Adelaide
When Built 1860
Ship Lost
Gouped Region Metro
Sinking Loading at anchor
When Lost 1874/07/14
Where Lost Mangles Bay, Rockingham Palm Beach
Latitude -32.274464
Longitude 115.713694
Position Information GPS2004Mag
Port From Rockingham
Port To Lacepede Islands
Cargo Timber
Ship Details
Engine N
Length 36.60
Beam 8.60
TONA 322.00
Draft 3.90
Museum Reference
Official Number 37166
Unique Number 65
Sunk Code Wrecked and sunk
File Number 2009/0095/SG _MA-5/79
Chart Number AUS 117
Protected Protected Federal
Found Y
Inspected Y
Date Inspected 1982/01
Confidential NO