| Name: | RUPARA |
| Type: | Passenger Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 24/03/1906 |
| Completed: | 06/1906 |
| Builder: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Hebburn |
| Yard Number: | 409 |
| Dimensions: | 1368grt, 791nrt, 230.2 x 36.2 x 13.7ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (20, 33 & 54.5 x 39ins), 185nhp |
| Engines by: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Newcastle |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 11.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 123662 |
| History: | |
| 18/06/1906 | Adelaide Steamship Co Ltd, London |
| 1906 | Registered at Port Adelaide |
| 1920 | Hadjee MM Nemazee, Hong Kong |
| 1921 | Gavino Barreto, Manila |
| 1923 | Renamed HERAS |
| 1924 | Ty Camco Sobrino, Manila; renamed MALAYA |
| 02/04/1924 | Wrecked |
| Comments: | Accommodation for 72 x 1st and 30 x 2nd Class passengers |
| 02/04/1924: Wrecked on Titan Island near Amoy | |
| On a voyage from Manila to Ningpo with a cargo of sugar |
Above photo as RUPARA is copyright of Allan C Green. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
Above photo as RUPARA is courtesy of the State Library of South Australia
Lloyds List, Saturday, 30/06/1906