SS Waroonga (1882)

Waroonga in dry dock in Brisbane
History
Name	1882: Waroonga 1913: Bansei Maru
Owner	1883: Edwyn S Dawes 1885: British India Associated Steamers 1889: Australasian United SN Co 1900: British India SN Co 1913: T Yoshida 1914: Kishimoto Kisen KK 1915: Kishimoto Shokai Goshi Kaisha 1917: Kusakabe Kyutaro 1920: Kabafuto Kisen KK
Port of registry	1883: Glasgow 1889: Brisbane 1900: Glasgow 1913: Kobe 1914: Dairen 1917: Kobe 1920: Tsuruga
Builder	A. & J. Inglis Pointhouse, Glasgow
Yard number	172
Launched	25 December 1882
Completed	1883
Maiden voyage	26 March 1883
Identification	UK official number 86749 code letters HGQW
General characteristics
Tonnage	2,506 GRT, 1,614 NRT
Length	315.8 ft (96.3 m)
Beam	36.2 ft (11.0 m)
Depth	25.1 ft (7.7 m)
Installed power	317 NHP
Propulsion	1 × compound steam engine 1 × screw
Sail plan	brigantine

SS Waroonga was a steel-hulled passenger and cargo steamship that was launched in Scotland in 1882, renamed Bansei Maru in 1913 and scrapped in Japan in 1926. Her career included periods in British, Australian and Japanese ownership.

A. & J. Inglis built Waroonga in Glasgow for Edwyn S Dawes of Gray, Dawes & Co. Her registered length was 315.8 ft (96.3 m), her beam was 36.2 ft (11.0 m) and her depth was 25.1 ft (7.7 m). Her tonnages were 2,506 GRT and 1,614 NRT.^[1]

Waroonga was screw-propelled, with an inverted two-cylinder compound steam engine also built by A & J Inglis. The engine had a 51-inch (130 cm) stroke, its high-pressure cylinder had a 40-inch (100 cm) bore and its low-pressure cylinder had a 73-inch (190 cm) bore. It was rated at 317 NHP.^[1]

Dawes registered Waroonga in Glasgow. Her UK official number was 86749 and her code letters were HGQW.^[2]

Waroonga's maiden voyage started from London on 26 March 1883. She sailed to Brisbane via Suez and Batavia.^[3][4] On her maiden voyage she carried Harry "Breaker" Morant to Australia.^{[citation needed]}

In 1885 British India Associated Steamers became Waroonga's owners. In 1889 the Australasian United Steam Navigation Company bought her and registered her in Brisbane.^[5] In 1900 the British India Steam Navigation Company bought her back and registered her in Glasgow.^[6]

In 1913 bought Waroonga, renamed her Bansei Maru and registered her in Kobe. She then passed through a series of Japanese owners who registered her in various ports in Japan and Kwantung. She was scrapped in 1926.^[7]