HMAS Kuramia
| Career (Australia) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Kuramia |
| Owner: | Sydney Ferries |
| Port of registry: | Sydney registration number: 53/1914. |
| Builder: | David Drake, Balmain |
| Launched: | 15 November 1913 |
| Completed: | 1914 |
| Identification: | UK official number: 136383 |
| Career (Australia) |  |
| Name: | HMAS Kuramia |
| Commissioned: | 20 February 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | Gross tonnage (GT) of 353 tons |
| Length: | 156.5 feet (47.7 m) |
| Beam: | 33.2 feet (10.1 m) |
| Draught: | 12.3 feet (3.7 m) |
| Installed power: | Triple expansion engine built by Mort's Dock, Balmain |
HMAS Kuramia was a auxilary boom defence vessel and net layer of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). She was built in 1913 as a double ended ferry for Sydney Ferries.
Built by David Drake, Balmain for Sydney Ferries, she was launched on 15 November 1913. Her triple expansion engines were built by Mort's Dock, Balmain. She was operated on the Milson's Point run.
She was sold in 1940 and her machinery was removed. Part of her machinery was fitted in Uralba. Her hull was requisitioned by the RAN in 1942 and she was converted into a auxilary boom defence vessel and net layer. She was acquired by the RAN in 1943.
Notes
- ^ "Commonwealth of Australia, Emergency Notice to Mariners". Sydney Morning Herald. Thursday 8 October 1953. p. 13. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
Coordinates: 34°59′26″S 151°35′03″E / 34.990430°S 151.584120°E
