SS Wollongbar (1911)
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Wollongbar |
| Owner: | North Coast Steam Navigation Company |
| Builder: | Ailsa Shipbuilding Company, Troon |
| Yard number: | 229 |
| Launched: | 1911 |
| Fate: | Wrecked on 14 May 1921 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 2,005 gross tons |
| Length: | 285.2 ft (86.9 m)[1] |
| Beam: | 40.2 ft (12.3 m) |
| Draught: | 23.8 ft (7.3 m) |
| Propulsion: | Triple expansion engine |
| Speed: | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
Wollongbar was a 2,005 ton passenger steamship built by the Ailsa Shipbuilding Company, Troon in 1911 for the North Coast Steam Navigation Company.[2]
Fate
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