Centaur (1849 ship)

Centaur was a 188-ton^[vague] iron brig built in Aberdeen, Scotland, in 1849.^[1]

Centaur memorial at North Beach

Centaur sank after striking the southern section of Marmion Reef on 9 December 1874 while travelling from Champion Bay to Fremantle.^[2] All nine crew and four passengers, including noted politician and lawyer Septimus Burt, survived. The 30-metre (98 ft) brig was carrying 200 tonnes (450 thousand pounds) of galena when she struck the reef, about 3.7 kilometres (2.3 mi) offshore.

The reef is now named Centaur Reef, and is part of Marmion Marine Park north of Perth, Western Australia.^[3]

References

1. "Centaur wreck". Shipwreck Database – Western Australian Museum. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
2. "Local and General". The Western Australian Times. Perth: National Library of Australia. 11 December 1874. p. 3. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
3. "Marmion Marine Park". Park Finder – Department of Environment and Conservation. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.

External links

• Public Art Around the World – Centaur Memorial Archived 18 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine

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