Category:Palmer (ship, 1884)

Ship[edit]

• Type: Passenger cargo ship
• Built by: J Fullerton, Paisley
• Yard No:
• Keel laid:
• Launched:
• Completed: 1884
• Length over all: 140 ft 2 in
• Beam: 26 ft
• Tonnage: 267 / 298
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History[edit]

• 1884 Named Palmer; Flag: Australia
  • Port: Sydney
  • Owner: Australasian Steam Navigation Company
• 1887 Owner: Australasian United Steam Navigation Co.
  • Call sign: JMCB
  • Port: Sydney
• 1920.04 Owner: J T Gray
• 1920.11 Owner: Victorian Shipping Co Ltd.
  • Call sign: JMCB
  • Port: Sydney
• 1924 Owner: John Burke Ltd., Brisbane
  • Call sign: JMCB
  • Port: Sydney
• 1927 Converted to lighter
• 1938 Still bunkering coal
• Abandoned on South Bank of Brisbane River near William Joy Bridge; remnants are apparently still visible