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Kirawa
Kirawa was a ferry on Sydney Harbour. She was a near identical sister vessel with Kanangra both of which were launched in 1912 during the early-twentieth pre-Sydney Harbour Bridge boom years of Sydney Ferries Limited.
They were the first of four steel-hulled "K-class" ferries (the majority of the type were timber-hulled). At 45 metres in length and with passenger capacity of almost 1,000, and they were among the largest of the Sydney Ferries Ltd fleet. At launch, the press noted Kirawa was built for the then new Cremorne service, which was then run separately to the Mosman route. She would, however, soon also work the Mosman route with sister Kanangra.
Kirawa was decommissioned in 1953. Sister Kanangra, however, was in passenger service until 1985 and is now part of the Sydney Heritage Fleet and is moored at Rozelle Bay undergoing restoration.
Sydney Ferries Limited generally choose Australian Aboriginal names for the early twentieth "K-class" steamers. "Kirawa" is thought to mean "looking for them".
Kirawa was built for Sydney Ferries Limited during the early twentieth century boom in cross-Harbour travel prior to the 1932 opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. At the time, the company ran one of the largest ferry fleets in the world. Both her and sister, Kanangra, were part of broader type of around 25 double-ended timber screw ferries - the Sydney K-class ferries - that the company commissioned between the 1890s and early 1920s to meet the booming demand.
The two ferries followed the Sydney Ferries Limited convention of naming their vessels after Australian Aboriginal words starting with "K". "Kirawa" is thought to me "looking for you".
As with all the K-class and Manly ferries built at the time, she was double ended ferries with wheelhouses, propellers and rudders at both ends.
Unlike the previous K-class ferries that were timber-hulled, Kirawa (and Kanangra) were riveted steel hull vessels, although like the rest of the K-class, their decks and superstructures were timber. Both ferries had five watertight bulkheads. The two were built by Mort's Dock at their Woolwich yard for Sydney Ferries Limited for a cost of £17,873 each.
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Kirawa
Kirawa was a ferry on Sydney Harbour. She was a near identical sister vessel with Kanangra both of which were launched in 1912 during the early-twentieth pre-Sydney Harbour Bridge boom years of Sydney Ferries Limited.
They were the first of four steel-hulled "K-class" ferries (the majority of the type were timber-hulled). At 45 metres in length and with passenger capacity of almost 1,000, and they were among the largest of the Sydney Ferries Ltd fleet. At launch, the press noted Kirawa was built for the then new Cremorne service, which was then run separately to the Mosman route. She would, however, soon also work the Mosman route with sister Kanangra.
Kirawa was decommissioned in 1953. Sister Kanangra, however, was in passenger service until 1985 and is now part of the Sydney Heritage Fleet and is moored at Rozelle Bay undergoing restoration.
Sydney Ferries Limited generally choose Australian Aboriginal names for the early twentieth "K-class" steamers. "Kirawa" is thought to mean "looking for them".
Kirawa was built for Sydney Ferries Limited during the early twentieth century boom in cross-Harbour travel prior to the 1932 opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. At the time, the company ran one of the largest ferry fleets in the world. Both her and sister, Kanangra, were part of broader type of around 25 double-ended timber screw ferries - the Sydney K-class ferries - that the company commissioned between the 1890s and early 1920s to meet the booming demand.
The two ferries followed the Sydney Ferries Limited convention of naming their vessels after Australian Aboriginal words starting with "K". "Kirawa" is thought to me "looking for you".
As with all the K-class and Manly ferries built at the time, she was double ended ferries with wheelhouses, propellers and rudders at both ends.
Unlike the previous K-class ferries that were timber-hulled, Kirawa (and Kanangra) were riveted steel hull vessels, although like the rest of the K-class, their decks and superstructures were timber. Both ferries had five watertight bulkheads. The two were built by Mort's Dock at their Woolwich yard for Sydney Ferries Limited for a cost of £17,873 each.