Dee Why

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Built in 1928 by Napier & Miller Ltd, Glasgow, in Old Kilpatrick, Scotland, the steel screw steam ferry Dee Why was registered in Sydney. The 67 metre 799 ton double ended ferry was powered by a triple expansion engine. Owned by shipbroker Strides, the vessel was scuttled on the 25th of May 1976, in the dumping ground off Collaroy Beach, Sydney.

Depth of site ~48m

Database

Site information

Site ID:

1559

Type:

Steamer screw

Construction:

Steel

Primary industry:

Transport

Sub-industry:

passengers - coastal

Gross tonnage:

799

Net tonnage:

354

Length (mtrs):

67.05

Beam (mtrs):

11.01

Draft (mtrs):

4.511

Cargo:

Nil

Engine:

Triple expansion

Country built:

UNITED KINGDOM

State built:

Scotland

Port built:

Old Kilpatrick

builder:

Napier & Miller Ltd, Glasgow

Port registered:

Sydney

When built:

1928

Registration number:

24/1928

Official number:

155366

Sources:

Andrew, G. 1982 'A Pictorial history of ferries', Reed books. Manly ferries of Sydney Harbour - the seven mile ships. Child & Assoc. 1988. Parsons, R & Plunkett, G, 'Scuttled and Abandoned Ships in Australian Waters' 1998.

Comments:

Double ended ferry.

Depth of site ~48m

Lost event

When lost:

1976/05/25

Where lost:

Sydney, dumping ground off Collaroy Beach

Wrecked/Refloated:

Wrecked

Sinking:

Scuttled

From port:

Sydney

To port:

Master:

Owner:

Strides, shipbreaker

Crew:

Passengers:

Crew deaths:

Passenger deaths:

Total deaths:

Location

Maximum latitude:

33.71722222

Minimum latitude:

Maximum longitude:

151.3461111

Minimum longitude:

Datum used:

AGD66

Datum	Latitude	Longitude	Zone	Easting	Northing
AGD66
AGD84
GDA94
WGS84

Management

Found:

Yes

Inspected:

Protected:

Not Protected

Jurisdiction:

Federal

Protection notes:

Signage:

Web address:

http:// www.michaelmcfadyenscuba.info/viewpage.php?page_id=59

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