HMAS Kuramia

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Sydney Ferry KURAMIA.jpg
Kuramia as built, c 1914
History
 Australia
NameKuramia
OwnerSydney Ferries Limited
Port of registrySydney
RouteCircular Quay-Milsons Point
BuilderDavid Drake, Balmain
Launched15 November 1913
In service1914
HMAS KURAMIA.jpg
Kuramia as a navy boom gate vessels
Australia
NameHMAS Kuramia
OwnerRoyal Australian Navy
Commissioned20 February 1942
DecommissionedDecember 1945
IdentificationUK official number: 136383
FateSunk as a target 10 October 1953
General characteristics
TypeHarbour ferry
Tonnage353 GT
Length156.5 ft (47.7 m)
Beam33.2 ft (10.1 m)
PropulsionTriple expansion engine built by Mort's Dock, Balmain

HMAS Kuramia was a Royal Australian Navy boom defence vessel, converted from a Sydney Ferries Limited K-class ferry.

History[]

Kuramia' was built by David Drake, Balmain for Sydney Ferries Limited, being launched on 15 November 1913. Her triple expansion engines were built by Mort's Dock, Balmain. She was operated on the Circular Quay to Milsons Point run.

In June 1925, she collided with Kulgoa.[1] On 1 February 1926, Kuramia collided with the steamer Wear and was badly damaged on the port side.[2]

Made redundant by the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1932, she was sold in 1940 and her machinery was removed. Part of her machinery was fitted in Uralba. Her hull was requisitioned by the Royal Australian Navy in 1942 and she was converted to a boom defence vessel for use at Sydney Heads until the end of World War II.[3]

Fate[]

Her hulk was used as target by aircraft from HMAS Sydney off Sydney on 10 October 1953 and sunk.[3][4]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "FERRY SMASHES HAVE BEEN FREQUENT". Evening News. No. 18835. New South Wales, Australia. 4 November 1927. p. 15. Retrieved 27 March 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "FERRY SMASHES HAVE BEEN FREQUENT". The Evening News. No. 18835. New South Wales, Australia. 4 November 1927. p. 15. Retrieved 14 November 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ a b SS Kuramia Ferries of Sydney
  4. ^ "Commonwealth of Australia, Emergency Notice to Mariners". Sydney Morning Herald. 8 October 1953. p. 13. Retrieved 25 July 2012.

External links[]

  • Media related to Kuramia at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 34°59′26″S 151°35′03″E / 34.990430°S 151.584120°E / -34.990430; 151.584120

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