Rottnest ship graveyard
The Rottnest ship graveyard is a ship graveyard and dump site located off Rottnest Island, Western Australia. The graveyard is located southwest of Rottnest Island: older records identify it as a diameter area centred on, while a 1996 report placed the site between the coordinates of and. The seabed in this area rests between below sea level. It has been used for the disposal of obsolete ships since 1910. After World War II, the graveyard was also used for the disposal of Lend-Lease vehicles and aircraft.
As of 2006, the wrecks of 47 historically significant vessels are known to have been sunk in the Rottnest graveyard.
