Western Australian Museum - Shipwreck Database

A database was created by the WA Museum to provide easy access to information on more than 1450 documented shipwrecks in Western Australian waters. The database contains shipwrecks dating from 1622 and can be searched by:

  • name,
  • date,
  • type of vessel,
  • found/not found,
  • builder,
  • master,
  • owner,
  • region, or
  • any related keyword.

Data and resources

Additional information

Date (creation)2010-10-05
StatushistoricalArchive
Update frequencyirregular
Metadata languageen
LicenseCreative Commons Attribution 4.0
Source metadataISO 19115 XML
Last updated2026-11-05
Created2026-11-05
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