SEA FLOWER 1886-1923
Description
2-masted Schooner
Construction
Timber
Size
66 tons length 22m beam 6.5m draft 2.9m
Built
1890 by Alfred Pettree, Balmain, Sydney
Owner
C.R. Cornish; W.A. Hancock & E.B. Stenning Master: Axel Hansen
Sunk
1923/09/20
Location
Near Moore River, Cape Leschenault
Latitude/Longitude
(-31.276778, 115.438924)
Sinking
Left Point Cloates on 12 September 1923, carrying a cargo of whale oil and guano, together with a crew of 5. A strong gale from the west blew up and buffeted the vessel for 4 days. It was then rolled by a mountainous wave some 4 miles from shore. Only one crew member survived.
Underwater
A wreck has been found in the shallows at the town of Seabird, very likely that of either Sea Bird or Sea Flower, more probably the former. These vessels lie very close to each other.