SS Wollongbar (1911)
Wollongbar was a 2,005-ton passenger steamship built by the Ailsa Shipbuilding Company, Troon in 1911 for the North Coast Steam Navigation Company.[2]
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Wollongbar |
| Owner: | North Coast Steam Navigation Company |
| Builder: | Ailsa Shipbuilding Company, Troon |
| Yard number: | 229 |
| Launched: | 1911 |
| Fate: | Wrecked on 14 May 1921 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 2,005 gross tons |
| Length: | 285.2 ft (86.9 m)[1] |
| Beam: | 40.2 ft (12.3 m) |
| Draught: | 23.8 ft (7.3 m) |
| Propulsion: | Triple expansion engine |
| Speed: | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
Fate
She was wrecked at Byron Bay on 14 May 1921 after being blown aground during a gale at 28.637086°S 153.610378°E. Her wreck was broken up in situ.
Notes
- "ss Wollongbar (1911)". Clyde Built Ships Database. Archived from the original on 6 August 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2011.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
- "North Coast Steam Navigation Company". Flotilla Australia. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
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