Difference between revisions of "SS Koolinda"
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| shipname = SS Koolinda | | shipname = SS Koolinda | ||
| − | | shipowner = | + | | shipowner = Western Australian State Shipping Servce |
| − | | shipbuilder = | + | | shipbuilder = Harland & Wolff, Glasgow |
| − | | shipyardnumber = | + | | shipyardnumber = 728 |
| − | | shiplaunched = | + | | shiplaunched = 26 Aug 1926 |
| − | | shipcompleted = | + | | shipcompleted = 1926 |
| − | | shipinservice = | + | | shipinservice = 1927 |
| − | | shipoutofservice = | + | | shipoutofservice = 1959 |
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| shipoutofservice2 = | | shipoutofservice2 = | ||
| shipreclassified = | | shipreclassified = | ||
| − | | shipID = | + | | shipID = VJFC |
| − | | shipfate = | + | | shipfate = scrapped in Hong Kong December 1959 |
| − | | shiptype = cargo motor vessel | + | | shiptype = passenger & cargo motor vessel |
| − | | shiptonnage = 4, | + | | shiptonnage = 4,372 |
| − | | shiplength = | + | | shiplength = 344 feet (105m) |
| − | | shipbeam = | + | | shipbeam = 50 feet (15m) |
| − | | shipdepth = | + | | shipdepth = 28 feet 6 inches (8.69m) |
| − | | shippropulsion = | + | | shippropulsion = 2 x 8 cylinder, 4 stroke diesel engines |
| − | | shipspeed = | + | | shipspeed = 14 knots |
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==Remarks== | ==Remarks== | ||
| + | Koolinda was used mostly for passenger and general freight transport on coastal routes in Western Australian waters. In May 1932, Koolinda famously narrowly missed seeing two German aviators lost on the Kimberley coastline. The men were eventually found close to death. | ||
| + | In the aftermath of the battle between ''HMAS Sydney ''and German auxiliary cruiser ''Kormoran'' in November 1941, the Koolinda recovered German sailors from a 31-man lifeboat and returned them to Carnarvon. | ||
==Soldiers carried== | ==Soldiers carried== | ||
| − | ===Fremantle to Broome 21 Mar 1944 - | + | ===Fremantle to Broome 21 Mar 1944 - 28 Mar 1944=== |
* [[William Frederick Hanbury]] | * [[William Frederick Hanbury]] | ||
[[Category:Ships]] | [[Category:Ships]] | ||
Revision as of 21:45, 29 May 2021
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| History | |
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| Name | SS Koolinda |
| Owner | Western Australian State Shipping Servce |
| Builder | Harland & Wolff, Glasgow |
| Yard number | 728 |
| Launched | 26 Aug 1926 |
| Completed | 1926 |
| In service | 1927 |
| Out of service | 1959 |
| Fate | scrapped in Hong Kong December 1959 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | passenger & cargo motor vessel |
| Tonnage | 4,372 |
| Length | 344 feet (105m) |
| Beam | 50 feet (15m) |
| Depth | 28 feet 6 inches (8.69m) |
| Propulsion | 2 x 8 cylinder, 4 stroke diesel engines |
| Speed | 14 knots |
Remarks
Koolinda was used mostly for passenger and general freight transport on coastal routes in Western Australian waters. In May 1932, Koolinda famously narrowly missed seeing two German aviators lost on the Kimberley coastline. The men were eventually found close to death.
In the aftermath of the battle between HMAS Sydney and German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran in November 1941, the Koolinda recovered German sailors from a 31-man lifeboat and returned them to Carnarvon.