List of ships of the Illawarra Steam Navigation Company
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The Illawarra Steam Navigation Company
serviced the south coast of New South Wales
between 1858 and 1955. During this period they owned over 20 vessels, ranging from riverboats to the 1111 ton passenger vessel, Merimbula.
Illawarra Steam Navigation Company
The Illawarra Steam Navigation Company was a shipping company that serviced the south coast of New South Wales, Australia from 1858 to the early 1950s...
serviced the south coast of New South Wales
New South Wales
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between 1858 and 1955. During this period they owned over 20 vessels, ranging from riverboats to the 1111 ton passenger vessel, Merimbula.
| Name | |Length | |Type | | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allowrie | 503 tons | Twin-screw steamer | ||||
| Bega | 1883 (Greenock, Scotland) | 57.7m | 567 tons | Twin-screw steamer | Iron | Capsized and sunk off Tanja Beach, 5 April 1908, with the death on one passenger. |
| Benandra | 1914 (Balmain, Sydney) | 39.62m | 345 tons | Screw steamer | Wood | Lost off Moruya River Moruya River The Moruya River is in southern New South Wales, Australia. Its freshwater reaches are known as the Deua River.The headwaters of the Moruya River rise as the Deua River south of Braidwood... at Moruya Heads after hitting a sandspit, 25 March 1924, with at least one death. |
| Bergalia | ||||||
| Blackwall | 1874 (Brisbane Water, New South Wales) | 23.04m | 66 ton | Screw steamer | Wood | Wrecked after her anchor dragged on Shellharbour Reef, 20 July, 1876. Although refloated, she was eventually broken up in Sydney. |
| Bodalla | 1914 (Balmain, Sydney) | 39.62m | 345 ton | Twin-screw steamer | Wood | Wrecked on 19 January 1924 at Narooma, when she ran aground at the entrance to the Wagonga inlet. |
| Cobargo | ||||||
| Coolangatta | 1865 (Balmain, Sydney) | 30.17m | 87 ton | Paddle steamer | Unknown | Wrecked at Crookhaven River on 27 February 1873, while traveling between Terrara and Pig Island. Refloated, she was broken up around 1880. |
| Duroby | 1920 (Manning River, Sydney) | 37m | 195 ton | Screw steamer | Steel | Caught fire while at anchor in 1923, then sold to be used as a lighter. She was eventually scuttled. |
| Eden | 1900 (Glasgow, Scotland) | 60.04m | 693 ton | Twin-screw steamer | Steel | Scuttled in 1933. |
| The Hunter | 1860? | 300 tons | ||||
| Illawarra | 1878 | 522 tons | Paddle steamer | Retired 1908. | ||
| John Penn | 1867 (Middlesex, United Kingdom) | 48.76m | 236 ton | Screw steamer | Iron | Wrecked after hitting Burrowarra Head in heavy fog, sank at Broulee Bay while under tow. |
| Kameruka | 1880 (Greencock, Scotland) | 54.74m | 515 ton | Screw steamer | Steel | Sank on 16 October 1897, after striking Pedro's reef near Moruya. |
| Kembla | 1860? | |||||
| Kiama | 1860? | |||||
| Merimbula | 1909 (Troon, Scotland) | 63.88m | 1111 ton | Screw steamer | Steel | Ran aground on Whale Point at Currarong, just north of Jervis Bay Jervis Bay Jervis Bay is a large bay bounded by the state of New South Wales, the Jervis Bay Territory, and a detached enclave of the Australian Capital Territory. HMAS Creswell is located between Jervis Bay Village and Greenpatch in the Jervis Bay Territory.-History:... , while heading south on 27 March 1928. |
| Moruya | 1906 (Preston, England) | |||||
| Tilba | 1908 (Manning River, New South Wales) | 38.4m | 200 ton | Screw steamer | Wood | Wrecked after running into rocks off Summercloud Bay, 18 November 1912. |