SS Bingera (1905)

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For other ships with the same name, see SS Bingera.

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History
NameBingera
OwnerAustralian United Steam Navigation Co
BuilderWorkman, Clark and Company, Belfast
Launched1905
Fate
  • Dismantled and hulked after 1926
  • Completely scrapped by 1961
General characteristics
Tonnage2,092 GRT
Length300 ft 3 in (91.52 m)
Beam40 ft 8 in (12.40 m)
Depth17 ft 9 in (5.41 m)
Propulsion
  • Twin screw;
  • Triple expansion engine after 1914

SS Bingera was a steamship that provided the mail service between Brisbane, Gladstone and Townsville in Queensland, Australia.[1]

History[]

Workman, Clark and Company of Belfast, Ireland built her in 1905 in for the Australian United Steam Navigation Company. She was 2,092 GRT and 300 ft 3 in (91.52 m) long.[1]

Once the railway to Townsville was built in 1926, the mail travelled by rail and the ship was no longer needed. On 28 November 1929 it was abandoned on Bishop Island at the mouth of the Brisbane River (now incorporated into the Port of Brisbane).[1][2][3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c McLeod, Roderick (25 October 1973). "History along the waterways: the abandoned hulks of the Brisbane River and Moreton Bay" (PDF). Journal of the Royal Historical Society of Queensland. Brisbane: Royal Historical Society of Queensland. 9 (5): 21–29. ISSN 0085-5804. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  2. ^ "BISHOP ISLAND". The Queenslander. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 5 November 1931. p. 31. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  3. ^ "The Bingera's Fate". The Cairns Post. Cairns: National Library of Australia. 29 November 1929. p. 4. Retrieved 28 September 2014.

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