Artemis/ Yarra
1910/15 General cargo (steam)
Buildingyard: Ropner & Sons Ltd., Stockton
Built year: 1910
Yard no: 453
Tonnage: GRT: 5076/ NET: 3068/ TDW: 9600
Dims: LOA: 410,0/ BR: 54,0/ DR: 26,4ft
Machinery : 3-cyl triple exp steam engine by Blair & Co. Ltd., Stockton
BHP/ IHP: 2200
Speed: 10,00 knots
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22.08.1910: Launched as ARTEMIS for Aktieselskabet Chr. Michelsen & Co., Bergen
09.09.1910: Completed
00.07.1915: Sold to WW. Subsequently renamed YARRA. Price paid: NOK 2.189.000
03.12.1927: Severely damaged by fire at Gizo, Solomon Isl., whilst loading copra. On voyage from Newcastle, N.S.W/ Australia to Antwerp.
They also had a load of ivory and zinc ore. The vessel was beached.
09.12.1927: Abandoned as a CTL (Constructive Total Loss)
26.04.1928: Refloated and subsequently sold. Towed to Kobe for demolition.