Wyreema
Appearance
Wyreema docked at Townsville, 1923
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History | |
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Namesake | Maori: Meeting Place of Three Rivers |
Owner | Australian United Steamship Navigation Company (A.U.S.N.) |
Builder | A. Stephen & Sons, Glasgow, Scotland |
Completed | 1908 |
Fate | Broken up 1958, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 6,388 GT, 3,362 NT |
Length | 400 ft (120 m) |
Beam | 54 ft (16 m) |
Installed power | Triple expansion steam |
Propulsion | Twin screw |
Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
Wyreema was an Australian steamship. She was a passenger liner that transported nurses to battle during World War I.[1] She is reported to have run down and sunk SS Currajong in 1910.[2][3] In 1926, she was sold to Brazil and was renamed Dom Pedro I.
References
- ^ "Sister Rosa O'Kane Grave, Woodman Point". The Gardens – Family History. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
- ^ "The Wrecks of Sydney: SS Currajong". Blue Beyond.
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