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DUCHESS 1889-1945
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Description:
Paddle Steamer Ferry
Owner:
The South Perth Ferry Co. Other owners: Samuel William Copely, Alfred E. Tilley & Co.
Construction:
Timber
Sunk:
circa 1945
Size:
tonnes 39 length 57.58 ft beam 18 ft depth 5.8 ft
Underwater:
In deep water
Built:
W & S Lawrence, Perth, during 1899 as a paddle steamer.
Location:
Rottnest Graveyard
Sinking:
Towed out to sea and sunk circa 1945 (behind Rottnest Island)
Longitude:
115.8579
Latitude:
-31.95980
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Duchess and another steamer at Perth port
Duchess as a salt barge
Duchess under steam on the Swan river
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