PS Canberra
Career (Australia) | ![]() |
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Name: | Canberra |
Owner: | Max Vulling |
Operator: | Murray River Paddlesteamers |
Route: | River Murray, Australia |
Laid down: | 1912 |
Launched: | 1913 |
Maiden voyage: | 1913 |
Homeport: | Echuca, Victoria (Australia) |
Status: | Tourist vessel |
General characteristics | |
Class and type: | Paddle steamer |
Notes: | Data compiled from several sources[1] |
PS Canberra is a quite authentic paddle steamer in the fleet of paddle steamers at Echuca Wharf.[1]
History
PS Canberra was built in 1912, in Goolwa, South Australia, downstream from Echuca on the River Murray. The paddle steamer was restored in 2003.
Particulars
PS Canberra is powered by a 1923 wood-fired Marshall compound steam engine.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "P.S. Canberra". Murray River Paddlesteamers. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
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