SS Wollongbar (1911)

History
NameWollongbar
OwnerNorth Coast Steam Navigation Company
BuilderAilsa Shipbuilding Company, Troon
Yard number229
Launched1911
FateWrecked on 14 May 1921
General characteristics
Tonnage2,005 GRT
Length285.2 ft (86.9 m)[1]
Beam40.2 ft (12.3 m)
Draught23.8 ft (7.3 m)
PropulsionTriple expansion engine
Speed20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)

SS 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 / -28.637086; 153.610378. Her wreck was broken up in situ.

Notes

  1. ^ "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)
  2. ^ "North Coast Steam Navigation Company". Flotilla Australia. Retrieved 27 September 2011.