EUROPA (1869-1897)
Iron Barque Ethel 1876
Description
Iron Barque (original Haidee)
Construction
Iron
Size
756 tons length 57.1m beam 9.1mm draft 5.8m
Built
1869 at Newcastle-on-Tyne by C Mitchell & Co
Owner
McBean, Bowker and Company of Perth and Fremantle Master: Captain Di Janni
Sunk
1897/10/01
Location
12 miles south of Jurien Bay/Sand Reef
Latitude/Longitude
(-30.402716667, 114.9859)
Sinking
Struck a reef en route from Glasgow to Fremantle with full general cargo, mainly bar iron and steel, cases of beer, stout and whiskey, hogsheads of beer and china plates. The value of this cargo was about $20,000
Underwater
Most of the hull of the Europa lies on top of the reef in 4 to 6 m of water, but the stern and part of the starboard side has collapsed into reef holes 10 to12 m deep. Some of the cargo, mainly bottles and crockery, remains. Two anchors lie on site.