SS Waroonga (1882)

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Name
  • 1882: Waroonga
  • 1913: Bansei Maru
Owner
Port of registry
BuilderA. & J. Inglis Pointhouse, Glasgow
Waroonga in dry dock in Brisbane
History
Name
  • 1882: Waroonga
  • 1913: Bansei Maru
Owner
Port of registry
BuilderA. & J. Inglis Pointhouse, Glasgow
Yard number172
Launched25 December 1882
Completed1883
Maiden voyage26 March 1883
Identification
General characteristics
Tonnage2,506 GRT, 1,614 NRT
Length315.8 ft (96.3 m)
Beam36.2 ft (11.0 m)
Depth25.1 ft (7.7 m)
Installed power317 NHP
Propulsion
Sail planbrigantine

SS Waroonga was a steel-hulled passenger and cargo steamship that was launched in Scotland in 1882, renamed Bansei Maru in 1913 and scrapped in Japan in 1926. Her career included periods in British, Australian and Japanese ownership.

A. & J. Inglis built Waroonga in Glasgow for Edwyn S Dawes of Gray, Dawes & Co. Her registered length was 315.8 ft (96.3 m), her beam was 36.2 ft (11.0 m) and her depth was 25.1 ft (7.7 m). Her tonnages were 2,506 GRT and 1,614 NRT.[1]

Waroonga was screw-propelled, with an inverted two-cylinder compound steam engine also built by A & J Inglis. The engine had a 51-inch (130 cm) stroke, its high-pressure cylinder had a 40-inch (100 cm) bore and its low-pressure cylinder had a 73-inch (190 cm) bore. It was rated at 317 NHP.[1]

Dawes registered Waroonga in Glasgow. Her UK official number was 86749 and her code letters were HGQW.[2]

Maiden voyage

Changes of ownership and registry

References

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