SS Perth, formerly SS Penola was a 350 GRT steamship operated by the Adelaide Steamship Company. Penola was notable for ramming and sinking SS City of Launceston, a passenger steamship, in Port Phillip Bay on 19 November 1865. Renamed Perth, the steamship ran aground and was wrecked off Point Cloates in Western Australia on 17 September 1887.[1][2]
.jpg) Penola rescues survivors of City of Launceston
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| History | |
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 Australia | |
| Name | Penola |
| Owner | Grice, Sumner & Co, Melbourne |
| Port of registry | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Builder | Laurence Hill & Company Port Glasgow |
| Yard number | 45 |
| Launched | June 1863 |
| Refit | 1885 |
| Identification | 48408 |
| Notes | Notable for ramming and sinking the passenger steamer City of Launceston, 19 November 1865 |
| Australia | |
| Name | Perth |
| Namesake | Perth, Western Australia |
| Owner |  Adelaide Steamship Co. Ltd. |
| Port of registry | Adelaide, South Australia |
| In service | 1885 |
| Out of service | 17 September 1887 |
| Fate | Sank of Point Cloates, Western Australia, 17 September 1887 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cargo and passenger ship |
| Tonnage | 350 GRT |
| Length | 192 ft 1 in (58.55 m) |
| Beam | 22 ft 5 in (6.83 m) |
| Depth | 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 cylinder 80 hp (60 kW) steam engine |
| Sail plan | Schooner-rigged on two masts |
| Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Penola SS (1874~1887) Perth SS (+1887)". wrecksite.eu. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "WRECK OF THE S.S. PENOLA". The Border Watch. Vol. XXV, no. 2488. South Australia. 21 September 1887. p. 3. Retrieved 25 January 2019 – via National Library of Australia.