SS Joseph Carrigan

Brunei Bay, Borneo. 31 August 1945. Troops lined up, prepared to abandon ship, on board SS Joseph E. Carrigan just after the ship hit a mine en route to Labuan. AWM P02919.003

Remarks

Built to the standard design, her hull was laid down on 29 Jan 1945, launched on 28 Mar 1945, and in Brisbane by August 1945.

Mined off Labuan in late 1945, declared a total loss. One officer was crushed by a lifeboat and killed instantly and several other men were wounded as a result of the explosion caused by the mine. Subsequently sold and scrapped in 1948.

Soldiers carried

Cairns to Labuan via Morotai 12 August to 1 September 1945

• Arthur John Saw

Morotai to Labuan 27 Aug - 1 Sep 1945

• Alexander Rhone