Benandra

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The Benandra was lost on 25 March 1924 when it hit the sandspit near the bar at Moruya Heads. At least 1 death was recorded as a result.

The 345-ton vessel was a wooden screw steamer which functioned as a coastal transport for cargo. At 39.62m long, it was powered by a compound 20hp engine. The Benandra was built in Balmain, Sydney Harbour, by Morrison and Sinclair in 1914 and was owned by the Illawarra & Sth Coast Steam Navigation Co. Pty Ltd.

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Site information

Site ID:

1818

Type:

Steamer screw

Construction:

Wood

Primary industry:

Transport

Sub-industry:

cargo - coastal

Gross tonnage:

345

Net tonnage:

166

Length (mtrs):

39.62

Beam (mtrs):

9.144

Draft (mtrs):

2.682

Cargo:

Engine:

Compound 20 hp

Country built:

AUSTRALIA

State built:

New South Wales

Port built:

Sydney Harbour, Balmain

builder:

Morrison & Sinclair

Port registered:

Sydney

When built:

1914

Registration number:

17/1914

Official number:

131592

Sources:

NMH 8/4/1924 Register of British Shipping, Sydney. Parsons, R, ' Steamships to the Illawarra' 1991.

Comments:

A twin screw steamer built by Campbell & Calderwood, Scotland.

Lost event

When lost:

1924/03/25

Where lost:

Moruya Heads, sandspit near the bar.

Wrecked/Refloated:

Wrecked

Sinking:

Hit bar

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Owner:

Illawarra & Sth Coast Steam Nav. Co. Pty Ltd

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Datum	Latitude	Longitude	Zone	Easting	Northing
AGD66
AGD84
GDA94
WGS84

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Found:

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Protected:

Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976

Jurisdiction:

Federal

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