CHANCE 1842–1843

36-ton schooner Isabella, built 1864, AD Edwards Collection, State Library of South Australia, PRG-1373-31-37

Description:

Schooner

Owner:

Thomas Brooker Sherratt

Construction:

Wood

Sunk:

May 1843

Size:

Length: 11.98 m Beam: 4.45 m Draft: 2.10 m Tonnage: 29.00

Underwater:

The wreck has not been found.

Built:

Solomon Cook, Albany

Location:

Michaelmas Island, Albany

Sinking:

There is little known about the loss of the Chance, other than it was wrecked at Michaelmas Island. The master, Hume, lost his employment as a result of the wrecking. A short time later he went missing from his home at Wilsons Inlet and was never seen again.

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