HMAS Burra Bra

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History
Civil Ensign of the United KingdomAustralia
Name: Burra Bra
Operator: Port Jackson & Manly Steamship Company
Port of registry: Sydney
Route: Manly
Builder: Mort's Dock
Yard number: 33
Launched: 17 June 1908
Out of service: 1940
Australia (RAN)
Name: Burra Bra
Commissioned: 1 February 1943
Fate: Sold in 1947 and scrapped
General characteristics
Tonnage: 458 gross tonnage
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Decks: 2
Armament:

Burra Bra was a ferry that operated by the Port Jackson & Manly Steamship Company from 1908 until 1940, before being requisitioned by the Royal Australian Navy for use as an anti-submarine training vessel and target tow during World War II.

History

Burra Bra was built by Mort's Dock, Woolwich for the Port Jackson & Manly Steamship Company for the Manly service. Launched on 17 June 1908, it was the second of six Binngarra type vessels. It was withdrawn in 1940.[1][2]

In November 1942, it was requisitioned by the Royal Australian Navy and after conversion to a training ship commissioned as HMAS Burra Bra (FY 69). It was laid up in 1944, before being used to supply steam to vessels under refit. It was sold in November 1947 and scrapped in the 1950s.[2][3]

Citations

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Launching of the Burra Bra Sydney Morning Herald 18 June 1908 page 3
  2. 2.0 2.1 SS Burra Bra Ferries of Sydney
  3. Burra Bra Ferry & Warship Naval Historical Society of Australia