SS Brisbane (1874)

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History
AustraliaAustralia
NamesakeBrisbane
OwnerEastern & Australian Mail Steamship Co Ltd
BuilderA. & J. Inglis, Pointhouse, Glasgow, Scotland [1]
Yard number110
Launched3 June 1874
Commissioned21 October 1874: Registered at London
FateStruck Fish Reef off Quail Island, 10 October 1881[1]
General characteristics
TypeIron steamship
Tonnage891 nrt
Displacement1503 grt
Length281.5 ft
Beam32.2 ft
Depth17.6 ft
Installed power250 nhp
Propulsion2 x inverted compound engines

SS Brisbane was an 85.8 metres long passenger, cargo and mail ship, built by A & J Inglis, Pointhouse, Glasgow, launched in 1874. It was owned by the Eastern & Australian Mail Steamship Co Ltd.

On 10 October 1881 it struck the Fish Reef near Quail Island, 26 miles from Port Darwin, while heading there with cargo from Hong Kong. All passengers and crew were landed safely. However within a fortnight the stranded Brisbane had broken her back and had to be abandoned.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Shipping Times: Launched 1874 - SS Brisbane
  2. ^ "WRECK OF THE BRISBANE". Illustrated Australian News. No. 311. Victoria, Australia. 5 November 1881. p. 206. Retrieved 30 September 2016 – via National Library of Australia.

Coordinates: 12°26′00″S 130°26′18″E / 12.43333°S 130.43833°E / -12.43333; 130.43833

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