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| History | |
|---|---|
 Australia | |
| Name | Maianbar |
| Owner |
|
| Port of registry |  Sydney |
| Builder | Ardrossan Dry Dock & Ship Building Co,Ardrossan, Scotland |
| Yard number | 239 |
| Laid down | 1910 |
| Launched | 3 September 1910 |
| Fate | Ran aground 5 May 1940; scrapped in situ |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | |
| Length |
|
| Beam | 28.1 ft (8.6 m) |
| Depth | 9.2 ft (2.8 m) |
| Installed power | 99RHP |
| Propulsion | 2-cylindercompound steam engine |
TSSMaianbar was acoastalsteamship of theNorth Coast Steam Navigation Company. Built in Scotland in 1910 she ran aground inNewcastle, New South Wales in 1940 and was later scrapped on site.
Ardrossan Dry Dock & Ship Building Co Ltd, ofArdrossan, Scotland builtMaianbar in 1910 for theNorth Coast Steam Navigation Company.[1] She replaced the one-year-oldMinimbah, a 460 GRT steamship that broke her back after unsuccessfully trying to cross theManning River Bar earlier that year.Minimbah's engine and boiler were salvaged, shipped back to Scotland and installed inMaianbar. The engine was a 99RHP two-cylindercompound steam engine built by David Rowan & Co ofGlasgow.[1]
In 1920,Maianbar was beached at the entrance toMacleay River and took a month to be re-floated. After being re-floated, she went toSydney to be overhauled and lengthened by 20 feet (6.1 m) by cutting the ship in two and inserting plating between the two halves. This increased her tonnage from 487 GRT[2] to 513 GRT.[1]
In 1937, the Port Stephens Steamship Company boughtMaianbar from the North Coast Steam Navigation Co.[2] In 1940 her original owners bought the vessel back, and on 5 May started towing her back fromPort Stephens to Sydney. In fine weather offNewcastle the towline broke and she ran aground onNobbys Beach.[3] The ship could not be re-floated and was scrapped on site.[4][5]
32°55′29″S151°47′33.4″E / 32.92472°S 151.792611°E /-32.92472; 151.792611
