JANET 1878-1887
Description
Three-masted Schooner
Construction
Wood
Size
tons 211, length 36.6m, beam 7m, depth 3m
Built
1878 by James Storey at foot of Arundel Street, in Freman
Owner
Daniel J. Avery, Captain: William Miles
Sunk
11th December 1887
Location
SCUBA DIVE: Outside Transit Reef, a distance from the Macedon and Denton Holme.
Latitude/Longitude
(-31.9875, 115.5568333)
Sinking
Inbound from Colombo with 3 passengers and a crew of 12. Carrying a cargo of Indian corn and furniture, the Janet sank whilst attempting to reach Fremantle without the aid of a pilot. A rescue boat was launched and the crew rescued from heavy seas.
Underwater
Lies on a shallow honeycomb reef at the depth of around 4 metres. Wreckage includes two anchors and a small donkey boiler.
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