SS Mareeba
Aerial view of Mareeba | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Australia | |
| Name |
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| Owner |
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| Port of registry | Melbourne |
| Builder | Walkers Ltd, Maryborouogh |
| Launched | 6 July 1921 |
| Completed | November 1921 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | sunk 26 June 1941 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | cargo ship |
| Tonnage | 3,362 GRT, 1,924 NRT |
| Length | 332.7 ft (101.4 m) |
| Beam | 47.1 ft (14.4 m) |
| Draught | 23 ft 10 in (7.3 m) |
| Depth | 27.1 ft (8.3 m) |
| Decks | 1 |
| Installed power | 520 NHP |
| Propulsion |
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| Crew | 48 |
SS Mareeba was an Australian cargo steamship that was built in 1921 for the Commonwealth Line as Echuca, named after the town of Echuca in the state of Victoria. In 1924 the Australasian United Steam Navigation Company bought her and renamed her after the town of Mareeba, Queensland.