TRANSIT 1834-1842

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Typical two-masted Schooner

Description:

Two-masted Schooner

Owner:

William Billingsley, Cape of Good Hope

Construction:

Wood

Sunk:

8th May 1842

Size:

tons 124, length 20.9m, beam 6.3m, depth 3.8m

Underwater:

Any wreckage of the Transit has not been seen in recent times, but an underwater plinth marks the approximate position.

Built:

1834 in Northumberland U.K.

Location:

Thomson Bay near Duck Rock

Sinking:

Enrote from Columbo to Fremantle with a cargo of horses,tea,fruit and furniture. After successfully rounding Rottnest Island, the master gave instructions to steer towards Gage Roads and went below. Soon afterwards, the vessel struck Duck Rock and sank.

Longitude:

115.543617

Latitude:

-31.987667

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