HMAS Burra Bra
| History | |
|---|---|
 Australia
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| 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)
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| Name: | Burra Bra |
| Commissioned: | 1 February 1943 |
| Fate: | Sold in 1947 and scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 458 gross tonnage |
| Length: | 195 ft (59 m)[1] |
| Beam: | 31.6 ft (10 m)[1] |
| Depth: | 14.3 ft (4 m)[1] |
| Decks: | 2 |
| Armament: |
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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 It was withdrawn in 1940.[1][2]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 2 3 4 Launching of the Burra Bra Sydney Morning Herald 18 June 1908 page 3
- 1 2 SS Burra Bra Ferries of Sydney
- ↑ Burra Bra Ferry & Warship Naval Historical Society of Australia