Tuncurry (1909)
The Tuncurry II was a wooden carvel screw steamer built in 1909 at Tuncurry, Australia.[1]
 painting by Alfred Dufty | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Australia | |
| Name | Tuncurry II (1909–1950) |
| Owner |
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| Port of registry |  Sydney (1909–1950) |
| Builder | John Wright, Tuncurry, New South Wales, Australia |
| Completed | 1909 |
| Identification | Ship official number 15042, ON 125205 |
| Fate | wrecked 9 April 1950 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Wood carvel screw steamer |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 147 ft 0 in (44.81 m) |
| Beam | 28 ft 2 in (8.59 m) |
| Draught | 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) |
| Installed power | Steam 40nhp 2x C.2Cy.11" &22" Ross & Duncan, Glasgow plus sails |
| Propulsion | twin 4 Blade Screw |
| Sail plan | ketch |
| Armament | Vickers Machine Gun |
| Notes | Some reports say burnt in Kerosene Bay in June 1952. Wrecked: off Sydney |
The ship was designed to enable navigation of the shallow bars when entering estuaries. Also for general cargo and the accommodation for 21 saloon class passengers.[2] In the 1930s, the ship was used as a collier.[3]
In 1921 at Tuncurry, the ship was lengthened by almost twenty feet by Ernest Wright, son of John Wright.[4]
The Tuncurry II was used by the Royal Australian Navy to transport cargo. A Vickers machine gun was fitted at Garden Island.[5] The ship was purchased by the Commonwealth for the navy in 1944 and sold in 1946.[6][7]
A vessel with a similar name operated at much the same time, and so the Tuncurry (1903) ex Tokelau should not be confused with the Tuncurry (1909).
References
- "Lloyd's Register - Tuncurry" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship data. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- "New Coastal Steamer. Trove - National Library of Australia". The Sydney Morning Herald August 16, 1909. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- "Coaster Tuncurry Sold. Trove - National Library of Australia". The Sydney Morning Herald October 6th, 1932. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- "Cape Hawke District News. Trove - National Library of Australia". The Manning River Times - Sat 8 Jan 1921. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- "SS TUNCURRY - vickers machine gun". National Archives of Australia. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- Jan Lettens. "Tuncurry (+1950)". Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- Black Diamond Images. "'Tuncurry II' (1909 - 1950) - Cargo vessel during WWII - 1941". Flickr. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
External links
- "Image of Ernest Wright and the Tuncurry II". 'Tuncurry II' (1909 - 1950) OR 'Nambucca I' (1922 - 1934). Ernest Wright Shipyard Tuncurry -1921/22. Flickr.