Nicholson and McGill of Liverpool Master Whiting Harland
Construction:
Riveted steel
Sunk:
1879/12/16
Size:
906 tons length 60.8m beam 10.0m draft 6.2m
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.
Built:
1883 by Reid and Co at Glasgow
Location:
The wreck lies about 60m from shore, approximately 3km south of Seabird and 1km south of Cape Leschenault.
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