SS KWINANA (Ex Darius) 1892-1922
State Ship Kwinana (photo: Western Australian Stateships).
Description
Screw Steamer
Construction
steel
Size
3295 tons 103.6m length 13.1m beam 7.6m draft
Built
1892 William Doxford & Sons Ltd. Sunderland, England
Owner
A Currie Melbourne 1912. State Shipping WA Master: W Wyles
Sunk
29 May 1921
Location
The wreck of the Kwinana lies near the boat ramp at Wells Park, Kwinana.
Latitude/Longitude
(-32.247912, 115.756163)
Sinking
Sinking: : Fire in Bunkers at Carnarvon, refloated and towed to Fremantle. On 9 December 1921 the hulk was towed to Careening Bay, Garden Island. In a storm on 29 May 1922 she broke her moorings, was was blown ashore during a storm to a spot now known as Kwinana Beach.
Underwater
The Aboriginal name Kwinana means ‘pretty maiden’. Kwinana’s hull shape can still clearly be seen at the concrete breakwater/pier today, with the bow stem and plating visible at the waterline.
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