SS Oakland (1890)
| History | |
|---|---|
| New South Wales Colony | |
| Name | Oakland |
| Namesake | Owner's Residence, Richmond, New South Wales |
| Builder | Murray Brothers, Dumbarton, Scotland |
| Launched | 20 February 1890 |
| Sponsored by | William T Yeager |
| Acquired | 1890 |
| In service | 27 August 1890 |
| Fate | Foundered, 26 May 1903 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Coastal cargo ship |
| Tonnage | 398 GRT |
| Length | 154 ft (47 m) oa |
| Beam | 24 ft (7.3 m) |
| Draft | 10 ft 5 in (3.18 m) (max) |
| Installed power | 70 hp |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 8-9 knots |
| Complement | 17 |
SS Oakland was a small general cargo/passenger ship commissioned in 1890, Dumbarton, Scotland, for New South Wales, Australia, timber merchant William T Yeager. It sank off Cabbage Tree Island, New South Wales, in 1903, with the loss of 11 lives.