WILD WAVE 1858-1875Two-masted Pearling Schooner

Description:

Two-masted Pearling Schooner

Owner:

Aubrey Brown and Charles Gill Master: Watson

Construction:

Timber built as ketch, 1864 converted to schooner

Sunk:

1875/12/24

Size:

28 tons length 15.4m beam 4.6m draft 2m

Underwater:

Wreck not yet Located

Built:

1858 at Fremantle

Location:

Exmouth on a reef at the bottom of the Gulf, east side

Sinking:

Ran aground in Cyclone. Owner, Master and 28 Malays drowned. One white man and 13 natives rescued by other ships in the area. Reported Herald 29 January1876.

Longitude:

114.353703

Latitude:

-22.423322

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