SS Wollongbar (1911)
| 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
She was wrecked at Byron Bay on 14 May 1921 after being blown aground during a gale at 28°38′14″S 153°36′37″E / 28.637086°S 153.610378°E. Her wreck was broken up in situ.
Notes
- ^ "ss Wollongbar (1911)". Clyde Built Ships Database. Archived from the original on 6 August 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "North Coast Steam Navigation Company". Flotilla Australia. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
