SS Industria
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History |
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Name |
SS Industria |
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Owner |
Metcalfe Shipping Company Ltd |
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Builder |
William Gray & Co, (1918) Ltd |
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Launched |
1940 |
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Completed |
1940 |
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In service |
1940 |
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Reclassified |
Tramp steamer |
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Fate |
unknown |
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General characteristics |
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Type |
Cargo |
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Tonnage |
4,734 tons |
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Length |
431.6 ft (131.55m) |
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Beam |
56.2 ft (17.13m) |
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Depth |
25.6 ft (7.80m) |
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Propulsion |
Single screw |
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Speed |
9 knots (16.7 km/h) |
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Built in 1940 by William Gray & Co, (1918) Ltd for the Metcalfe Shipping Company of Hartlepool. The only visit she made to Australia during WW2 was the trip carrying Cyril and his mates.
In 1957 she was sold to the Socoa Shipping Company, Ltd and renamed Teresa.
Soldiers carried