The Rottnest ship graveyard is a ship graveyard and dump site located off Rottnest Island, Western Australia. [1] The graveyard is located southwest of Rottnest Island: older records identify it as a 7-mile (11 km) diameter area centred on 32°04′S 115°20′E / 32.067°S 115.333°E, while a 1996 report placed the site between the coordinates of 32°00′S 115°10′E / 32.000°S 115.167°E and 32°05′S 115°23′E / 32.083°S 115.383°E. [1] The seabed in this area rests between 50 and 200 metres (160 and 660 ft) below sea level. [1] It has been used for the disposal of obsolete ships since 1910. [1] After World War II, the graveyard was also used for the disposal of Lend-Lease vehicles and aircraft. [1]
As of 2006, the wrecks of 47 historically significant vessels are known to have been sunk in the Rottnest graveyard. [1]
See also
- Rottnest Island shipwrecks, for shipwrecks close to the island's shore
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The Rottnest ship graveyard is a ship graveyard and dump site located off Rottnest Island, Western Australia. [1] The graveyard is located southwest of Rottnest Island: older records identify it as a 7-mile (11 km) diameter area centred on 32°04′S 115°20′E / 32.067°S 115.333°E, while a 1996 report placed the site between the coordinates of 32°00′S 115°10′E / 32.000°S 115.167°E and 32°05′S 115°23′E / 32.083°S 115.383°E. [1] The seabed in this area rests between 50 and 200 metres (160 and 660 ft) below sea level. [1] It has been used for the disposal of obsolete ships since 1910. [1] After World War II, the graveyard was also used for the disposal of Lend-Lease vehicles and aircraft. [1]
As of 2006, the wrecks of 47 historically significant vessels are known to have been sunk in the Rottnest graveyard. [1]
See also
- Rottnest Island shipwrecks, for shipwrecks close to the island's shore