Wyreema
 Wyreema docked at Townsville, 1923
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| History | |
|---|---|
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| Namesake | Maori: Meeting Place of Three Rivers |
| Owner | Australian United Steam Navigation Company (A.U.S.N.) |
| Builder | A. Stephen & Sons, Glasgow, Scotland |
| Completed | 1908[1] |
| Fate | Broken up 1958, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 6,388 GT,[1] 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 named after the town of Wyreema, Queensland.
She was a passenger liner that transported nurses to battle during World War I.[2] She is reported to have "run down" and sunk SS Currajong in Sydney Harbour in 1910.[3][4]
In 1926, she was sold to Brazil and was renamed Dom Pedro I.
References
- ^ a b "Lloyd's Register: Underwriters, Volume 2".
- ^ "Sister Rosa O'Kane Grave, Woodman Point". The Gardens – Family History. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
- ^ "The Wrecks of Sydney: SS Currajong". Blue Beyond. Archived from the original on 5 October 2008.
- ^ "TSS Currajong". Michael McFadyen's Scuba Diving. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
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