ST Gunundaal

For other ships with the same name, see Gunundaal.

History
Australia
Name	Gunundaal Gilbert San
Owner	New South Wales Government Fisheries Coastal Trawling Company Red Funnel Fisheries Cam & Sons
Port of registry	Sydney
Builder	Smiths Dock Company, South Bank
Yard number	595
Launched	3 December 1914
Completed	January 1915
Identification	UK Official Number: 152169
Fate	Wrecked near Cape Howe in 1929
History
OOF
Name	Gunundaal
Fate	Returned to owners in 1918
General characteristics
Class and type	Castle class trawler
Tonnage	217 gross ton
Length	115 ft (35 m)
Beam	22 ft (6.7 m)
Depth	11.9 ft (3.6 m)
Propulsion	Triple expansion engine

ST Gunundaal was an auxiliary minesweeper operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Gunundaal was operated commercially as a fishing boat until she was acquired on 8 October 1917 for minesweeping duties during World War I. Gunundaal was returned to her owners in February 1918. She was renamed Gilbert San on 22 March 1928.

Fate

Gilbert San was wrecked on a reef near Cape Howe on 4 November 1929 and declared a total loss.

External links

• http://vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/shipwrecks/heritage/300
• http://www.teesbuiltships.co.uk/smiths/19101915/gunundaal1915.htm