Wyreema
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Wyreema docked at Townsville, 1923
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| Namesake: | Maori: Meeting Place of Three Rivers |
| Owner: | Australian United Steamship 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. She was a passenger liner that transported nurses to battle during World War I.[1] She is reported to have run down and sunk SS Currajong in 1910.[2][3] In 1926, she was sold to Brazil and was renamed Dom Pedro I.
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