Name: | WOOLGAR |
Type: | Cargo Ship |
Launched: | 02/09/1914 |
Completed: | 11/1914 |
Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
Yard Number: | 944 |
Dimensions: | 3051grt, 1820nrt, 350.0 x 47.0 x 21.0ft |
Engines: | T3cyl (23.5, 39 & 65 x 45ins), 385nhp |
Engines by: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 11.0knots |
Construction: | Steel |
Reg Number: | 133564 |
History: | |
10/11/1914 | Melbourne Steamship Co Ltd, Melbourne; registered at Newcastle |
1915 | Registered at Melbourne |
1931 | Hans Borge & Co A/S (Hans Borge), Tønsberg |
1934 | Hans Borge, Tønsberg |
1936 | Borges Rederi A/S (Hans Borge), Tønsberg |
07/03/1942 | Sank |
Comments: | 07/03/1942: Bombed & sunk about 150 miles SW of Tjilatjap, Java |
On a voyage from Colombo to Tjilatjap with a cargo of coal & ammunition |
Above photo is copyright of the State Library of South Australia
Above photo is courtesy of Photoship
Shields Daily News, Thursday, 10/09/1914