VILLALTA 1883-1897
Description
3-masted Barque
Construction
Riveted steel
Size
906 tons length 60.8m beam 10.0m draft 6.2m
Built
1883 by Reid and Co at Glasgow
Owner
Nicholson and McGill of Liverpool Master Whiting Harland
Sunk
1879/12/16
Location
The wreck lies about 60m from shore, approximately 3km south of Seabird and 1km south of Cape Leschenault.
Latitude/Longitude
(-31.298408333, 115.456016667)
Sinking
En route from Tacoma, Puget Sound with a crew of 18 and cargo of timber for Fremantle. Struck reef and sank quickly. The Captain and an apprentice drowned
Underwater
Part of the stern is still visible above water, and the rest lies scattered to a depth of about 4.5m. The wreckage includes a windlass, hull plating, steel mast, winch, rudder shaft, bitts, fairleads, bricks and other scattered artefacts.