Global InformationKuramia information
 Kuramia near Milsons Point
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Australia | |
| Name | Kuramia |
| Owner | Sydney Ferries Limited |
| Builder | David Drake, Balmain |
| Cost | £20,027[3] |
| Launched | 7 November 1913 |
| In service | 1914 |
| Out of service | 1932 |
| Identification | O/N: 136383 [1][2] |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Harbour ferry |
| Tonnage | 353 GT |
| Length | 170 ft (52 m) |
| Beam | 35 ft (11 m)[4] |
| Propulsion | Triple expansion engine built by Mort's Dock, Balmain |
 Australia | |
| Name | HMAS Kuramia |
| Owner | Royal Australian Navy |
| Commissioned | 20 February 1942 |
| Decommissioned | December 1945 |
| Identification | UK official number: 136383 |
| Fate | Sunk as a target 10 October 1953 |
Kuramia was a "K-class" ferry on Sydney Harbour. Commissioned in 1914, the timber-hulled steamer was built for Sydney Ferries Limited during the early twentieth boom in cross-harbour ferry travel. At 353 tons, she was the largest wooden ferry on Sydney Harbour.[5]
She was a typical example of the "K class"; a group of double-deck, double-ended, steam-powered screw ferries.
Kuramia was built for the short but busy cross-harbour route between Circular Quay and Milsons Point. Made redundant by the 1932 opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, the Royal Australian Navy converted her to a boom defence vessel.
Kuramia followed Sydney Ferries Limited's tradition of naming their vessels after Australian Indigenous words starting with "K".[6] Kuramia was reported to have been named after a village on the Transcontinental railway route.[7]
- ^ crewlist.org.uk
- ^ Mercantile Navy List
- ^ "SYDNEY FERRIES". The Sun. No. 2853. New South Wales, Australia. 25 August 1919. p. 5. Retrieved 6 January 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
TRIALSwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Andrews, Graeme (1975). The Ferries of Sydney. Sydney: AH & AW Reed Pty Ltd. p. 93. ISBN 0-589-07172-6.
- ^ "Naming ferry Boats". The Daily Telegraph. No. 14, 601. New South Wales, Australia. 25 September 1926. p. 22. Retrieved 13 November 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "FERRY DEVELOPMENT". The Sun. No. 1263. New South Wales, Australia. 15 July 1914. p. 2 (FINAL EXTRA). Retrieved 7 January 2023 – via National Library of Australia.