HIGHLAND FOREST (1884-1901)
Iron Barque McDuff by same builder 1884 (photo SLSA)
Description
3 Masted Barque
Construction
Iron
Size
1040 tons length 73.9m beam 10.4m depth 6m
Built
1884 by Ramage & Ferguson, Leith, Scotland
Owner
Crane, Colvit & Co. Master: Captain Alexander Chapman
Sunk
1901
Location
At the end of Murray Reef Group approx 4km offshore, Port Kennedy
Latitude/Longitude
(-32.389955, 115.6807)
Sinking
The ship left New York bound for Fremantle with a cargo of general including steel plate, cases of kerosene, pine shelving, chairs, barrels of asphalt canned goods, windmill appatus and other sundries. With a crew of 18 and 2 passengers. She struck Murray Reef heading north under full sail and broke up quickly. All crew and passengers got ashore safely. The Captain’s certificate was suspended for 12 months.
Underwater
The site rests in 7.5 metres of water on a shallow reef that is subject to swell, surge and onshore winds. The bow of the vessel is in a sand hole. The hull on the reef top with sides collapsed outwards.
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