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Emu (II) / Brightside (ferry)
Australian paddle steamer ferry / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Emu, later Brightside, was an iron-hulled paddle steamer that was built in Scotland in 1864 for using in Australia. For her first few years, she worked on the Brisbane River and Moreton Bay. From 1868, she was a local ferry in Sydney Harbour. From 1902, she was a cargo ship. She was scrapped in Sydney in 1909.
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Owner |
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Port of registry | |
Builder | A. & J. Inglis, Glasgow |
Yard number | 12 |
Launched |
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Completed | 1865 |
Out of service | 1902 converted to cargo ship |
Identification | UK official number 52221 |
Fate | Burnt out 1908, scrapped 1909 |
General characteristics | |
Type | passenger ferry |
Tonnage | 270 GRT, 212 NRT |
Length | 170.8 ft (52.1 m) |
Beam | 22.1 ft (6.7 m) |
Draught | 5.1 ft (1.6 m) |
Installed power | 70 NHP |
Propulsion | 2 × inverted diagonal steam engines |
Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h) |
Capacity | 800 passengers |
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