TSS Wandra (1907)
| History | |
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 Australia | |
| Name: | Wandra |
| Owner: | Allen Taylor & Company |
| Port of registry: |
Sydney |
| Builder: |
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| Completed: | 1907 |
| Identification: |
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| Fate: | Wrecked 15 December 1915 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Wood twin screw steamer |
| Tonnage: | 164 tons |
| Length: | 36.72 ft (11.19 m) |
| Beam: | 7.92 ft (2.41 m) |
| Draught: | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Propulsion: | Twin screw |
Wandra was a wooden twin screw steamer built in 1907, for Allen Taylor & Company, by Denis Sullivan at Coopernook, New South Wales.[1] Her hull was towed to Sydney for her engines to be fitted by Begg and Greig.
Fate
She was wrecked whilst carrying timber to Sydney from Moruya Heads and was lost approximately 500 yards (460 m) off Drum and Drumsticks, Jervis Bay, New South Wales on the 15 November 1915.[2]
Notes
- ↑ "Arrival of Wandee.". The Sydney Morning Herald, Thursday 13 June 1907, p.8. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
- ↑ "Captain's Story. Ship Papers Lost. Nowra, Thursday.". The Sydney Morning Herald, Friday 17 December 1915, p.10. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
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Coordinates: 35°02′43″S 150°50′21″E / 35.04521667°S 150.839183°E
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