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The Kameruka was wrecked on Pedro Reef  Moruya on the 16/10/1897 while on a voyage from Twofold Bay to Sydney.  The owner at the time was the Illawarra Steam Navigation Company.  Loss of life unknown.

The 515-ton steel screw steamer was built by Russell and Company of Greenock United Kingdom in 1880.  The vessel had a length of 54.7 metres and a beam of 7.5 metres, powered by a compound engine.  Registration numbers 37/1890:75069.

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Site information

Site ID: 1237
Type: Steamer screw Construction: Steel
Primary industry: Transport Sub-industry: cargo - coastal
Gross tonnage: 515 Net tonnage: 300
Length (mtrs): 54.74 Beam (mtrs): 7.467
Draft (mtrs): 4.770 Cargo: Passengers and cargo
Engine: Compound
Country built: UNITED KINGDOM State built: Scotland
Port built: Greenock builder: Russell & Co
Port registered: Sydney When built: 1880
Registration number: 37/1890 Official number: 75069
Sources: SMH 19/10, 30/10/1897 RBS
Comments:

Lost event
When lost: 1897/10/16 Where lost: Moruya, Pedro Reef
Wrecked/Refloated: Wrecked Sinking:
From port: Twofold Bay To port: Sydney
Master: Owner: Illawarra Steam Navigation Company
Crew: Passengers:
Crew deaths: Passenger deaths:
Total deaths: 0

Location
Maximum latitude: -35.93534 Minimum latitude:
Maximum longitude: 150.16265 Minimum longitude:
Datum used:
  Datum    Latitude    Longitude    Zone    Easting    Northing
AGD66
AGD84
GDA94
WGS84

Management
Found: Yes Inspected: NO
Protected: Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976 Jurisdiction: Federal
Protection notes:
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