Wendouree (1882) facts for kids
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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 |
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| Length | 83.45 m |
| Beam | 11.06 m |
| Draught | 5.882 m |
| Propulsion | Compound engine |
| Complement | 24 |
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.
Fate
She was wrecked on the Oyster Bank at the mouth of the Hunter River while leaving Newcastle for Adelaide on 20 July 1898. She was carrying 1850 tons of coal and grounded on a bar.
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