Difference between revisions of "SS Georgetown Victory"
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− | Her last voyage saw her board 1,400 British service men in Sydney for Glasgow, but on 30 Apr 1946 just before midnight she ran ashore at | + | Her last voyage saw her board 1,400 British service men in Sydney for Glasgow, but on 30 Apr 1946 just before midnight she ran ashore at almost top speed at Killard Point in Northern Island. All aboard were rescued, but the ship broke apart. |
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Revision as of 15:04, 8 November 2019
Remarks
One of the 75 cargo ships converted to carry troops, she was operated by the American Export Lines. In Dec 1945 she returned 1,400 Australian servicemen from Morotai to Brisbane, before travelling to Labuan in north Borneo to deliver troops to Rabaul in New Britain, and Brisbane.
Her last voyage saw her board 1,400 British service men in Sydney for Glasgow, but on 30 Apr 1946 just before midnight she ran ashore at almost top speed at Killard Point in Northern Island. All aboard were rescued, but the ship broke apart.