 Click thumbnail for a larger image. | Date: 1899 -
Description: Unidentified engine part from the wreck of the Toroa. Bronze, cylindrical, a round flange at the top with 12 - 12 mm holes and four protruding bolts for fixing to an adjacent part, a rectangular flange at the side also with 12 - 12 mm holes. Barnacle and concretion encrustation. The Toroa, a steel steamship built in 1899, was wrecked off Settlement Point on April 11, 1916. The part was recovered from the wreck by diver Mike Nichols. Format: realia Object: ships' engines Material: bronze Titles: Toroa Engine Part Subjects: engine parts; shipwrecks People/Orgs: Toroa (vessel) Institution: Furneaux Historical Research Association Inc. Object number: FHR_00569 Disclaimer The content of this record is provided by Furneaux Historical Research Association Inc.. For any questions about the content please contact them. |
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