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Wyreema
Wyreema docked at Townsville, 1923
History
NamesakeMaori: Meeting Place of Three Rivers
OwnerAustralian United Steamship Navigation Company (A.U.S.N.)
BuilderA. Stephen & Sons, Glasgow, Scotland
Completed1908
FateBroken up 1958, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
General characteristics
Tonnage6,388 GT, 3,362 NT
Length400 ft (120 m)
Beam54 ft (16 m)
Installed powerTriple expansion steam
PropulsionTwin screw
Speed16 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

  1. ^ "Sister Rosa O'Kane Grave, Woodman Point". The Gardens – Family History. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  2. ^ "The Wrecks of Sydney: SS Currajong". Blue Beyond. {{cite web}}: |archive-url= is malformed: flag (help)
  3. ^ "TSS Currajong". Michael McFadyen's Scuba Diving. Retrieved 12 July 2013.

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