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SS Edna
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History
Name SS Edna
Owner British Admiralty during war years
Completed 1912
Fate snak in a storm 1952
General characteristics
Type cargo
Tonnage 2,274 tons
Depth 17' 4½" (4.38m)
Speed 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h)



Remarks

During the war, from 1941 until 1945 SS AEdna plied the AUstralian east and northern coasts with visits to the islands to Australia's north, and the US West coast.


Fitted with 1 x 12 pounder and 2 AA guns.

Soldiers carried

Port Moresby to Sydney 8 - 17 Dec 1945