| Name: | KUMARA |
| Type: | Refrigerated Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 08/05/1899 |
| Completed: | 08/1899 |
| Builder: | CS Swan & Hunter Ltd |
| Yard: | Wallsend |
| Yard Number: | 245 |
| Dimensions: | 6034grt, 3907nrt, 425.1 x 54.2 x 29.6ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (32, 54 & 86.75 x 54ins), 691hp |
| Engines by: | Central Marine Engine Works, West Hartlepool |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 12.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 110258 |
| History: | |
| 11/08/1899 | Shaw, Savill & Albion Co Ltd, Southampton |
| 1927 | Gaspe Steamship Co Ltd, London |
| 01/07/1928 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 01/07/1928: Arrived at Venice under Italian flag for breaking up |
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Above photo is courtesy of the Alexander Turnbull Library
Shields Daily Gazette, Tuesday, 09/05/1899