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The Port Jackson & Manly Steamship Company's fleet transitioned comparatively late to screw propelled vessels and the fleet comprised mostly paddle steamers until the early years of the twentieth century. The difficulty of turning in the narrow bays of Sydney Harbour - particularly in the busy
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yard. They were among the largest ships built in Australian yards at the time and, on the admission of Mort's executives, were built by the dock more for prestige than profit. Build costs were higher in Australia than in the United Kingdom, but this was offset by the cost of sailing them out to
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and ultimately was the last coal burner in the fleet. It was capable of carrying 1,517 passengers in the summer and 982 in the winter (the highest capacity of this class) and made over 110,000 return trips to
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had both, however, followed paddle steamer design with their bridges around the midships funnels. Whereas the "Binngarra-class" vessels would have their wheelhouses at either end of their promenade decks.
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had left the company in grave financial circumstances and it could not afford the cost of reconditioning the hull. The engines purchased for the conversion were later placed in the
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generating 122 hp, it was capable of 16 knots, one of the fastest ferries on the run and able to make the run in 25 minutes compared to the 30 mins of other vessels.
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returned to service following her conversion to diesel. It made its last trip on the 08:05 to Manly on 27 February 1951 and was then laid up.
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Unlike some of its sister ships, it had a relatively uneventful life - shortly after going into service in 1912, it tangled with the collier
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and went aground in soft mud. Although it ripped through the buffer stop, no damage was done. It took two tugs to pull it free.
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retained and significantly modified. In the 1920s, all four had officers' cabins attached to their wheelhouses. Beginning with
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was larger and she further refined the basic design to be similar to the subsequent and larger "Binngarra-class" vessels.
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in 1953 for breaking up. The hull was cut down and converted to a lighter, and used in the demolition of the old
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had a large gash torn in one side and came close to sinking. In 1929, it collided with the collier
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circa 1950 in her final configuration showing enclosed upper decks and fully extended wheelhouses.
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and caught itself in that ship's anchor chain. No damage was done. In 1927, it collided with
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for a cost of £29,000. Launched on 18 June 1912 and commissioned on 28 November 1912.
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The exorbitant cost and difficulty in replacing the large expensive steel-hulled
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was instead used as the company's relief vessel in the postwar years until
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at either to help her run through the deep-sea conditions across the
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After being laid up since 1951, it was sold to Sylvester Stride,
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With extended wheelhouses and original open upper decks, ca 1930
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over 1931-32, had their open upper passenger decks enclosed.
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The first screw ferries on the Manly run were two innovative
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Manly Ferries Balgowlah, Barrenjoey & Baragoola
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1930s or 1940s after her upper decks were enclosed.
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Index

A near new Balgowlah, pictured as built, ca. 1912
Sydney Harbour
Balgowlah
Port Jackson & Manly Steamship Company
Sydney
Manly
Mort's Dock
Balmain
Official number
GRT
Sydney Harbour
Port Jackson & Manly Steamship Company
Manly service

Kuring-gai
Sydney Cove
Walter Reeks
SS Manly
SS Kuring-gai
forecastles
Sydney Heads
Binngarra
Burra-Bra
Bellubera
Barrenjoey
Baragoola
Mort's Dock and Engineering
Woolwich
Balmain
Mort's Dock

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