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) |
| 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.
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°ECoordinates: 28°38′14″S 153°36′37″E / 28.637086°S 153.610378°E. Her wreck was broken up in situ.
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