Carrarang Lifeboat (ruins)

Author

Shire of Shark Bay

Place Number

11729

Location

Carrarang Peninsula Shark Bay

Location Details

Local Government

Shark Bay

Region

Gascoyne

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Municipal Inventory Adopted 12 Dec 1997 Category 6

Statement of Significance

The Carrarang Lifeboat has historic significance for its connection with the 1942 incident in which the HSK Kormoran and the HMAS Sydney were sunk. RECOMMENDATION: The possible removal and storage of the lifeboat for future display should be considered.

Physical Description

A steel hook is the only visible sign of the position of the life boat which is buried in sand on the shore of a small bay on the east side of the Carrarang Peninsula.

History

This is the site one of two steel life boats from the German raider HSK Kormoran. The Kormoran and HMAS Sydney were both sunk in an encounter 1942. Survivors from the Kormoran were picked up north of Carnarvon in two steel lifeboats. (Source: "The Gascoyne Coast", Mike McCarthy, WA Maritime Museum, Fremantle, 6160, 1992.)

References

Ref ID No Ref Name Ref Source Ref Date
M McCarthy; "The Gascoyne Coast". WA Maritime Museum, Fremantle, 1992
M Hipkins; "Survey of the Built Environment of Shark Bay".

Place Type

Other Built Type

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Present Use VACANT\UNUSED Vacant\Unused
Original Use Transport\Communications Water: Other

Historic Themes

General Specific
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS River & sea transport
OUTSIDE INFLUENCES World Wars & other wars

Creation Date

20 May 1998

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

31 Dec 2016

Disclaimer

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