SS Oakland (1890)
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SS Oakland was a small general cargo/passenger ship commissioned in 1890, Dumbarton, Scotland, for New South Wales, Australia, timber merchant William T Yeager. It sank off Cabbage Tree Island, New South Wales, in 1903, with the loss of 11 lives.
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New South Wales Colony | |
Name | Oakland |
Namesake | Owner's Residence, Richmond, New South Wales |
Builder | Murray Brothers, Dumbarton, Scotland |
Launched | 20 February 1890 |
Sponsored by | William T Yeager |
Acquired | 1890 |
In service | 27 August 1890 |
Fate | Foundered, 26 May 1903 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Coastal cargo ship |
Tonnage | 398 GRT |
Length | 154 ft (47 m) oa |
Beam | 24 ft (7.3 m) |
Draft | 10 ft 5 in (3.18 m) (max) |
Installed power | 70 hp |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 8-9 knots |
Complement | 17 |
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