page_title: Sydney K-class ferry
hierarchical_section_title: Sydney K-class ferry
caption_attribution_description: English: This photograph depicts various Sydney ferries sailing into the Circular Quay wharves. In the foreground is KOREE, with either KUTTABUL or KOOMPARTOO in the background to the left. This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 60-year career spanned the romantic age of sail and two world wars. The photos in the collection were taken mainly in Sydney and Newcastle during the first half of the 20th century. The ANMM undertakes research and accepts public comments that enhance the information we hold about images in our collection. This record has been updated accordingly. Photographer: Samuel J. Hood Studio Collection Object no. 00034734
context_page_description: The K-class ferries were a group of double-ended screw steam ferries run by Sydney Ferries Limited and its government successors on Sydney Harbour. The company introduced more than two dozen of the vessels from the 1890s through to the early twentieth century to meet the booming demand for ferry services across Sydney Harbour prior to the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1932.
  The K-names were largely Australian Aboriginal names with their meanings listed in the table below.
context_section_description: The K-class ferries were a group of double-ended screw steam ferries run by Sydney Ferries Limited and its government successors on Sydney Harbour. The company introduced more than two dozen of the vessels from the 1890s through to the early twentieth century to meet the booming demand for ferry services across Sydney Harbour prior to the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1932.
  The K-names were largely Australian Aboriginal names with their meanings listed in the table below.
caption: Five K-class ferries at Circular Quay in the 1920s. In the foreground is Koree (1902) and either Kuttabul or Koompartoo (both 1922) in the background left
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