SS Balgowlah

A near new Balgowlah, pictured as built, ca. 1912
Balgowlah on Sydney Harbour
History
NameBalgowlah
NamesakeBalgowlah
OwnerPort Jackson & Manly Steamship Company
OperatorPort Jackson & Manly Steamship Company
Port of registrySydney
RouteManly
BuilderMort's Dock, Balmain
Cost£26,000
Yard number38
Laid down1911
Launched18 June 1912
In service28 November 1912
Out of service27 February 1951
IdentificationOfficial number 131538[1]
FateScuttled
General characteristics
Class and typeBinngarra class ferry
Tonnage499 GRT
Length64.00 m (210 ft 0 in)
Beam10.00 m (33 ft)
Draught3.75 m (12 ft 4 in)
Decks2
Speed15 kn (27.78 km/h) maximum speed
Capacity1,517

SS Balgowlah was a ferry on Sydney Harbour operated by the Port Jackson & Manly Steamship Company on the Manly service from 1912 until 1951.