Reference numberES00123DescriptionM.V. "Kybra" at North Wharf?. This vessel was built in Montrose Scotland for the State Shipping Service of Western Australia in 1926. Kybra is an Aboriginal term for "little ship". Dimensions 204 ft long, 31 feet 1 inch beam and a 12-foot draught. The Kybra arrived in Fremantle in 1927 and was placed on the southern run to Esperance and Eucla via the ports of Bunbury, Busselton, Albany and Hopetoun, in addition to anchorages such as Bremer Bay, Israelite Bay and Cape Riche.Date1927PhotographerSumner, Brent Photograph FormatSlideDigital ItemYes
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