Wendouree (1882)
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Wendouree was a steel steamship built as a collier by S & H Morton & Co., Leith, Scotland for Huddart Parker & Co. Pty. Ltd. She was later refitted to carry passengers for the Melbourne to Sydney run.
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History | |
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Australia | |
Name | Wendouree |
Owner | Huddart Parker & Co. Pty. Ltd, Geelong |
Route | Newcastle to Adelaide |
Builder | S & H Morton & Co., Leith, Scotland |
Launched | 18 April 1882 |
Identification | 84943 |
Fate | Wrecked on 20 July 1898 Newcastle, New South Wales, Oyster Bank |
General characteristics | |
Type | Steel Steamer Screw |
Tonnage | |
Length | 83.45 m |
Beam | 11.06 m |
Draught | 5.882 m |
Propulsion | Compound engine |
Complement | 24 |
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