Arpenteur
{{Short description|Brig wrecked at Hassell Beach in Western Australia in 1849}}
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Arpenteur was a brig owned by William Owen and John Ridley. It was wrecked at Hassell Beach in Cheyne Bay near Cape Riche when a gale ran it ashore 7 November 1849.{{cite web|url=http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/wrecks/arpenteur|title=Arpenteur (1849/11/07), Cheynes Beach, Hassell Beach|work=Shipwrecks Database|accessdate=2 January 2016|publisher=Western Australian Museum}}{{cite web|url=https://www.albanygateway.com.au/visitor/historical/albany-s-early-years-1847-1856|title=Albany's Early Years: 1847 - 1856|accessdate=2 January 2016|publisher=Albany Gateway}}
History
Arpenteur was built using wood at Mahe in the Seychelles in 1839.{{cite book|title=Maritime Albany Remembered|author=Gordon de L. Marshall|year=2001|publisher=Tangee Publishing|ISBN=9780646499130}} It was originally registered in Port Louis in Mauritius.{{cite web|url=http://www.esperancedivingandfishing.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Early-shipping-history-of-Esperance-and-the-South-East-coast.pdf|title=The early shipping of the south east coast|author=P. M. Anderson|accessdate=2 January 2016}} The vessel was purchased in 1847 by Owen and Ridley, who had it re-registered at Port Adelaide. The vessel was used to transport cargo between Singapore, Java and Adelaide.
In 1848 Arpenteur, in the command of Captain Allen, was used to salvage Wave, which was wrecked at Cheynes Beach. The owners of the Arpenteur acquired the salvage rights for the wreck of the Wave for £330, equivalent to {{AUD|{{Inflation|AU| {{Inflation|UK|330|1848|1850|r=3}}|1850|r=0}}|link=yes}} in {{Inflation/year|AU}}. When it returned to Fremantle Arpenteur had {{convert|27|LT|t lb|order=out}} of flour, {{convert|1,000|impbsh|m3 USdrygal|order=out}} of wheat, the rigging and sails that the crew had salvaged from the wreck.{{cite web|url=http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/maritime-archaeology-db/wrecks/wave|title=Wave (1848/07/05) Cheynes Beach, Cape Riche|work=Shipwrecks Database|accessdate=2 January 2016|publisher=Western Australian Museum}}
On its final voyage the brig was in the command of Captain John Raines{{cite web|url=https://dmzapp17p.ris.environment.gov.au/shipwreck/public/wreck/wreck.do?key=3699|title=View Shipwreck - Arpenteur|accessdate=2 January 2016|work=Australian National Shipwreck Database|publisher=Department of Environment}} and was being used to transport mail from England that had been collected at Singapore and was to be delivered at Fremantle. Unable to enter Fremantle harbour due to storms, it sailed on to Albany but was unable to enter King George Sound as a result of strong gales and was damaged in the process.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article65739640 |title=Local intelligence. |newspaper=Inquirer |location=Perth, Western Australia |date=24 October 1849 |accessdate=3 January 2016 |page=2 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}
Eventually the ship reached Cheynes Beach where it was in the process of loading whale oil when strong gales rose from the south west blowing the vessel ashore{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article65739445 |title=Local Intelligence. |newspaper=Inquirer |location=Perth, Western Australia |date=21 November 1849 |accessdate=3 January 2016 |page=3 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} so that it foundered and was wrecked. All of the crew escaped and a small portion of the cargo was salvaged.
Wreck
The wreck is located approximately {{convert|100|m|ft|0}} offshore at the western end of Hassell Beach and lies on a flat sandy bottom. Used as a dive site, approximately {{convert|4.6|m|ft|0}} of planking and framework is visible along with some rounded stone ballast.{{cite web|url=http://marinelife.org.au/?page_id=156|title=Albany to Bremer Bay|accessdate=2 January 2016|publisher=Marine Life Network}}
See also
- List of places on the State Register of Heritage Places in the City of Albany
- {{section link|List of shipwrecks of Australia|Western Australia}}
References
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Category:Heritage places in Albany, Western Australia
Category:Maritime incidents in November 1849