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Shipwreck of "City of York" - porthole
c. 1861Subcollections
Overview
A cast iron porthole mounted on wooden planks that was salvaged from the City of York which was ship wrecked off Rottnest in 1899. On one side there is a iron hinge, on the opposite side there is a iron latch and the glass is missing.
Historical information
The City of York was a three masted, 68 metre long, iron hulled ship built in 1869 by Glasgow shipbuilders, J Elder and Company. In 1899, carrying a cargo of timber and doors, she departed San Francisco under Captain Phillip Jones and after making a record passage to Western Australia, grounded on a reef 200 metres off Rottnest, in what is now known as the City of York Bay. The ship was abandoned safely but an attempt to reboard the ship resulted in the loss of 11 lives.
Details
Details
Registration number
cwa-org-124-2024.112
Item type
Objects
Themes
Material
Cast Iron
Wood
Width
46 cm
Height or length
104 cm
Depth
2 cm
Contextual information
Porthole with planks were salvaged from the shipwreck of "City of York ".
Keywords
Maritime Objects
Shipwrecks
Place made
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Year
Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Last modified
Wednesday, 8 April, 2026
Completeness
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Porthole from the City of York
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(Reference: State Library of South Australia)
(Reference: State Library of South Australia)
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