SS Friendship (1897)

Friendship ashore off Tweeds Heads in June 1912 .
History
Name	SS Friendship
Owner	Corrigan, B.M. & Co.
Port of registry	Sydney, Australia
Builder	Rock Davis, Blackwall, N.S.W.
Completed	1897
Maiden voyage	1897
In service	1897
Identification	Official number: 106139
Fate	Wrecked 28 November 1912
General characteristics
Type	Cargo ship
Tonnage	214 GRT
Length	30.8 metres (101 ft 1 in)
Beam	8.2 metres (26 ft 11 in)
Depth	2.5 metres (8 ft 2 in)
Installed power	compound engine
Propulsion	Screw propeller

SS Friendship was an Australian cargo ship which ran aground and sank at Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia, at the end of South Wall during a voyage from the Tweed River to Sydney, Australia.

Construction

Friendship was constructed in 1897 at the Rock Davis shipyard, at Blackwall, on Brisbane Water. She was 30.8 metres (101 ft 1 in) long, with a beam of 8.2 metres (26 ft 11 in) and a depth of 2.5 metres (8 ft 2 in), and was assessed at 214 GRT. She had a compound engine driving a single screw propeller. She operated for Corrigan, B.M. & Co. from 1897 until her demise in 1912.

June 1912 grounding

Friendship ran aground off Tweed Heads, New South Wales, on 2 June 1912. It was the first accident of her 15-year career. She was refloated a few days later and returned to service after repairs.

Sinking

On 28 November 1912, Friendship left Tweed River bound for Sydney with a cargo of tallow. She had made this voyage numerous times with only one accident, the grounding the previous June. This time, however, she ran aground again at Tweed Heads at the end of South Wall. She sank, taking her cargo down with her, but there were no injuries or fatalities.

Wreck

Friendship′s wreck lies at the entrance to the Tweed River on the coast of New South Wales.