| Name: | KANGAROO |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Keel: | 15/12/1862 |
| Launched | 04/03/1863 |
| Completed: | 21/03/1863 (trials) |
| Builder: | Wigham Richardson & Co , Low Walker |
| Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 19 |
| Dimensions: | 227grt, 180nrt, 300dwt, 136.6 x 20.5 x 11.2ft |
| Engines: | 2cyl (22 & 22 x 18ins), 45nhp |
| Engines by: | R & W Hawthorn, Newcastle |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 8.5knots |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 46453 |
| History: | |
| 03/11/1863 | Lloyd, Cattell & Co, Sydney |
| 1864 | Lloyd & Co (Bulli Coal Mining Co), Sydney |
| 1865 | Joseph Darwent, Adelaide |
| by 1875 | Andrew Tennant, Port Lincoln, South Australia |
| 1877 | The Spencers Gulf Steam Ship Co Ltd, Adelaide |
| 28/10/1882 | Sank |
| Comments: | Raised quarter deck type with engines aft |
| Rigged as a three mast schooner for passage to Australia | |
| Built for the Newcastle to Sydney NSW coal & coasting trade | |
| Contract price £5400; Profit £804-15-5d | |
| 06/05/1880: Stranded off Bird Island, but re-floated. | |
| Accident due to the Chief Officer altering course unknown to the master | |
| 28/10/1882: Foundered 5 miles SE of Botany Heads |
Newcastle Chronicle, Saturday, 07/03/1863