Narara

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History

On the 29th of May, 1909 the Narara sprang a leak during a trip from Sydney to Hawkesbury River 2miles SE off Little Reef, Barranjoey, Broken Bay.

The 71 ton wooden screw steamer was 24.3 metres long and powered by a compound engine. The Narara was built in 1900 in Jarvis Bay, NSW, and registered in Sydney for the transport of general coastal cargo.

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Site information

Site ID:

882

Type:

Steamer screw

Construction:

Wood carvel

Primary industry:

Transport

Sub-industry:

cargo - coastal

Gross tonnage:

Net tonnage:

Length (mtrs):

24.32

Beam (mtrs):

5.730

Draft (mtrs):

1.767

Cargo:

General

Engine:

Compound

Country built:

AUSTRALIA

State built:

New South Wales

Port built:

Jervis Bay

builder:

Port registered:

Sydney

When built:

1900

Registration number:

1/1900

Official number:

112479

Sources:

NMH 12/6/1909 RBS Syd 1/1900

Comments:

Lost event

When lost:

1909/05/29

Where lost:

Broken Bay, Barranjoey, 2 ml SE off Little Reef

Wrecked/Refloated:

Wrecked

Sinking:

Sprang a leak

From port:

Sydney

To port:

Hawkesbury River

Master:

Owner:

Crew:

Passengers:

Crew deaths:

Passenger deaths:

Total deaths:

Location

Maximum latitude:

-33.5725794828092

Minimum latitude:

Maximum longitude:

151.258322258141

Minimum longitude:

Datum used:

WGS84

Datum	Latitude	Longitude	Zone	Easting	Northing
AGD66	-33.57258445322580	151.25832225814100	56	338348.42238666000000	6283861.55334540000000
AGD84	-33.57258445322580	151.25832225814100	56	338348.42238666000000	6283861.55334540000000
GDA94	-33.57257951638940	151.25832225814100	56	338349.00011594200000	6283874.99275250000000
WGS84	-33.57257951551970	151.25832225814100	56	338349.00011513200000	6283874.99274598000000

Management

Found:

Inspected:

Protected:

Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976

Jurisdiction:

Federal

Protection notes:

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