HARLEY 1897-1905

Description

Composite paddle wheel steamship

Construction

Composite timber and iron Double ended with a rudder at both ends.

Size

27.5 tonnes length 65ft beam 12ft depth 5.25ft

Built

1897 at Coffee Point with parts sent from Scotland A.W. Grey under the supervision of Mr Hines

Owner

Melville Waters Park Estates Ltd.

Sunk

Vessel abandoned at Coffee Point, Swan River, in 1905 and eventually rusted way.

Location

The Harley rusted away on the land at Coffee Point and this was described as being the area reclaimed just north of the old slipway.

Latitude/Longitude

(-32.00477, 115.84735)

Sinking

Abandoned

Underwater

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Location