Tuncurry (1909) - Misplaced Pages

This article is about the Tuncurry built in 1909. For earlier ship of the same name, see Tuncurry (1903).

History
painting by Alfred Dufty
Australia
Name	Tuncurry II (1909–1950)
Owner	Allen Taylor and Co (1909–1910) John Wright; Allen Taylor & Co. Ltd; Claude Stewart McLaren (1910–1917) John Wright & Co. Ltd; Allen Taylor & Co. Ltd; Claude Stewart McLaren (1917-1921) Allen Taylor and Co. Ltd and six others (1921-1932) H.R. Pountney (Pountney & McPherson) (1932-1935) Cam and Sons, Ltd 1935 - (1944-1946) Dept. of the Navy (Australian) 1944-1946) S.G. White (1946-1950)
Port of registry	Sydney (1909–1950)
Builder	John Wright, Tuncurry, New South Wales, Australia
Completed	1909
Identification	Ship official number 15042, ON 125205
Fate	wrecked 9 April 1950
General characteristics
Type	Wood carvel screw steamer
Tonnage	286.0 GRT 151 NRT
Length	147 ft 0 in (44.81 m)
Beam	28 ft 2 in (8.59 m)
Draught	7 ft 7 in (2.31 m)
Installed power	Steam 40nhp 2x C.2Cy.11" &22" Ross & Duncan, Glasgow plus sails
Propulsion	twin 4 Blade Screw
Sail plan	ketch
Armament	Vickers Machine Gun
Notes	Some reports say burnt in Kerosene Bay in June 1952. Wrecked: off Sydney

The Tuncurry II was a wooden carvel screw steamer built in 1909 at Tuncurry, Australia.

The ship was designed to enable navigation of the shallow bars when entering estuaries. Also for general cargo and the accommodation for 21 saloon class passengers. In the 1930s, the ship was used as a collier.

In 1921 at Tuncurry, the ship was lengthened by almost twenty feet by Ernest Wright, son of John Wright.

The Tuncurry II was used by the Royal Australian Navy to transport cargo. A Vickers machine gun was fitted at Garden Island. The ship was purchased by the Commonwealth for the navy in 1944 and sold in 1946.

A vessel with a similar name operated at much the same time, and so the Tuncurry (1903) ex Tokelau should not be confused with the Tuncurry (1909).

References

"Lloyd's Register - Tuncurry" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship data. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
"New Coastal Steamer. Trove - National Library of Australia". The Sydney Morning Herald August 16, 1909. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
"Coaster Tuncurry Sold. Trove - National Library of Australia". The Sydney Morning Herald October 6th, 1932. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
"Cape Hawke District News. Trove - National Library of Australia". The Manning River Times - Sat 8 Jan 1921. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
"SS TUNCURRY - vickers machine gun". National Archives of Australia. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
Jan Lettens. "Tuncurry (+1950)". Retrieved 4 April 2018.
Black Diamond Images. "'Tuncurry II' (1909 - 1950) - Cargo vessel during WWII - 1941". Flickr. Retrieved 4 April 2018.

External links

"Image of Ernest Wright and the Tuncurry II". 'Tuncurry II' (1909 - 1950) OR 'Nambucca I' (1922 - 1934). Ernest Wright Shipyard Tuncurry -1921/22. Flickr.

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