Lucinda (steam yacht)

Lucinda c1885
History
Civil Ensign of the United KingdomAustralia
NameLucinda
Owner
BuilderWilliam Denny and Brothers, Dumbarton
Cost£13,000 [3]
Yard number292 [3]
Laid down18 April 1884[3]
Launched7 October 1884[3]
Completed20 December 1884[3]
FateHulked as a breakwater 1937
General characteristics
TypePaddle steam yacht
Tonnage301 GRT, 148 NRT
Length172.6 ft (53 m) registered[1]
Beam25.1 ft (8 m)[1]
Draught6.2 ft (2 m)[3]
Depth9.2 ft (3 m)[1]
Propulsionsteam compound oscillating 114nhp, paddle[3]
Speed12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)[3]

Lucinda was a 301-tonne paddle steamer built by William Denny & Bros., Dumbarton, Scotland in 1884.[4] She was owned by the Government of Queensland, and used for pleasure cruises and transporting members of the Queensland Parliament up and down the state’s coast.

  1. ^ a b c d Mercantile Navy List. London: Spottiswoode. Ballantyne & Co Ltd. 1900. p. 216. Archived from the original on 18 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Davis was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Cite error: The named reference Denny was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Environmental Protection Agency: Other Wrecked Ships". Archived from the original on 14 November 2007. Retrieved 21 November 2007.