Wyreema
Wyreema docked at Townsville, 1923
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| Namesake: | Maori: Meeting Place of Three Rivers |
| Owner: | Australian United Steam Navigation Company (A.U.S.N.) |
| Builder: | A. Stephen & Sons, Glasgow, Scotland |
| Completed: | 1908 |
| Fate: | Broken up 1958, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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| Tonnage: | 6,388 GT, 3,362 NT |
| Length: | 400 ft (120 m) |
| Beam: | 54 ft (16 m) |
| Installed power: | Triple expansion steam |
| Propulsion: | Twin screw |
| Speed: | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
Wyreema was an Australian steamship named after the town of Wyreema, Queensland.
She was a passenger liner that transported nurses to battle during World War I. She is reported to have "run down" and sunk SS Currajong in 1910.
In 1926, she was sold to Brazil and was renamed Dom Pedro I.
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