EMILY (1868-1868)
Typical two-masted Schooner
Description
2 masted Schooner
Construction
Timber
Size
40 ton length 18.4m beam 4.9m draft 2.1m
Built
1868 by Richard Wrightson of Fremantle
Owner
Richard Harford, a Fremantle Boatsman
Sunk
1868/06/13
Location
Moore River/Wreck Point near Eglington Rock
Latitude/Longitude
(-31.503544, 115.582698)
Sinking
En route from Geraldton to Fremantle with cargo of copper ore and flour. On discovery of the wreck it appeared that while at anchor she had been driven ashore by the tempestuous weather. All crew of 4 were lost.
Underwater
When located the greater portion of the hull was found near the beach, and endless fragments of masts and rigging strewn about, as well as 30-40 bags of flour.
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