 Click thumbnail for a larger image. | Description: Cannon from the Wynaud, 520 tons barque built in 1854 for the opium trade but not used for it. (It did carry tea from China.) Captain Finlay was in command on 14 Feb 1874 when it got into difficulties in Banks Strait in rough seas. The vessel went ashore on a sandy beach 1/2 mile south of Eddystone Point. Much of the cargo taken on at Launceston and some of the gear was salvaged. Jim Butterworth of Bellerive owned the cannon and sold it to The Drunken Admiral Restaurant which sold it to the Maritime Museum. Format: realia Object: artillery Titles: Wynaud Cannon Institution: Maritime Museum of Tasmania Object number: MMT_A_2005-097 Disclaimer The content of this record is provided by Maritime Museum of Tasmania. For any questions about the content please contact them. |
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