GEM 1835-1876
Description
Painting of a similar Cutter (artist unknown)
Construction
Wood, carvel built
Size
tons 52, length 20.1m, beam 4.8m, depth 2.6m
Built
1835 in Cowes, Isle of Wight, U.K.
Owner
Unknown (Capt. Wilcock)
Sunk
18th May 1876
Location
Near Phillip Rock, Thomson Bay, approximately 300 metres southeast of Kingston Reef
Latitude/Longitude
(-31.98768, 115.56143)
Sinking
On 18 May 1876, Gem with Capt. Wilcock was on voyage from Port Irwin to Fremantle with a cargo of 500 bags of wheat and 4 passengers and a crew of 7, when she was lost off Phillip Rock. 11 died. A cover-up by the harbour-master was suggested because of the discrepancies in the information he gave about the vessel’s position.
Underwater
The keel and a line of encrusted ribs lay on a sandy bottom and are usually completely covered in dense weed.
Gallery
