HMAS Tingira
HMAS Tingira moored in Rose Bay, Sydney in 1912
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 United Kingdom
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| Name: | Sobraon |
| Namesake: | Battle of Sobraon |
| Owner: | Shaw, Lowther, Maxton & Co. (1866-1870) |
| Operator: |
 Devitt and Moore (1866-1891, also became owner from 1870 onwards) |
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| Builder: | Alexander Hall & Co. |
| Yard number: | 239 |
| Launched: | 17 April 1866 |
| Maiden voyage: | 9 November 1866 to 4 February 1867 |
| Out of service: | January 1891 |
| Identification: | Official Number 54680 |
| Fate: | Sold to Government of New South Wales in 1891, sold to Australian federal government in 1911 |
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 Australia
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| Name: | Tingira |
| Acquired: | 1911 |
| Commissioned: | 25 April 1912 |
| Decommissioned: | 30 June 1927 |
| Fate: | Broken up in 1941 |
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| Tonnage: | 2,131 GRT |
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| Beam: | 40 ft (12 m) |
| Draught: | 16 ft (4.9 m) mean |
| Depth of hold: | 27 feet (8.2 m) |
| Sail plan: | 2 acres (0.81 ha) sail area |
| Speed: | Up to 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
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| Crew: | 69 (as Sobraon) |
HMAS Tingira was a training ship operated by the Royal Australia Navy (RAN) between 1911 and 1927. The ship was built in Scotland by Alexander Hall & Co. in 1866 as the passenger clipper Sobraon; the largest composite-hull sailing vessel ever built. She sailed on an annual migration run between England and Australia until 1891, when she was sold to the colonial government of New South Wales for use as a reformatory ship. The vessel was then sold to the federal government in 1911, and entered RAN service. Tingira was paid off in 1927, but despite efforts to preserve the ship, was broken up in 1941.
The ship had a tonnage value of 2,131 GRT. She was 317 feet (97 m) in length overall and 272 feet (83 m) long between perpendiculars, with a beam of 40 feet (12 m), and a mean draught of 16 ft (4.9 m). The vessel was designed as a combination steam-sail ship, but plans to integrate a steam-powered propulsion system were cancelled while the ship was being built. Under full sail, Sobraon could use up to 2 acres (0.81 ha) of sail, and could achieve 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph). The ship's hold was 27 feet (8.2 m), and there was provision for livestock. The hull was of composite construction - teak planking over an iron frame.Sobraon was the largest composite-hull sailing vessel ever built.
Sobraon was built by Alexander Hall & Co. at Aberdeen, Scotland. She was given the yard number 239. The ship, named after the Battle of Sobraon, was launched on 17 April 1866.
The ship was built for Shaw, Lowther, Maxton & Co., but was initially operated by the firm Devitt and Moore, who purchased the vessel in 1870.Sobraon was used on the England to Australia migration route, and made one trip per year from England. Her maiden voyage departed London on 9 November and Plymouth 21 November 1866, reaching Australia on 4 February 1867. Initially, voyages ended in Sydney, but from 1872 onwards, Sobraon began sailing to Melbourne instead. The ship's high speed, along with onboard facilities like a water condenser, 3-tonne (3.0-long-ton; 3.3-short-ton) ice chamber, and fresh milk daily from onboard livestock, made Sobraon one of the more popular migration ships. On the first three return voyages, Sobraon would take on a cargo of Indian tea and race other ships back to England to deliver the first cargo. After the third voyage, the ship was instead loaded with cargoes of Australian wheat and wool for the return leg.
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