Kamiri was laid up in 1951 following the New South Wales government take-over of the Sydney Ferries Limited.

Kamiri was built in 1912 and used the engine and timbers from the ferry Kaludah which had been gutted by fire the previous year.

[3] The vessels were 144 tons, 34.1m long and had beams of 7.9 m. Both were provided with triple expansion steam engines by Campbell and Calderwood.

She is featured in a well-known photo of Mosman Bay by acclaimed Australian photographer, Max Dupain.

In poor condition, she was broken up between 1951 and 1953 along with a number of other old "K-class" steamers as part of a fleet rationalisation following the NSW State Government's 1951 takeover of Sydney Ferries Limited.

Kameruka was a relatively fast ferry and thus was worked on the Taronga Zoo and Parramatta River routes.