SSIron Crown
| |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Australia | |
| Name |
|
| Namesake | 1922:Euroa |
| Owner |
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| Operator | 1923:Broken Hill Pty |
| Port of registry | |
| Builder | Williamstown Dockyard |
| Launched | 27 January 1922 |
| Completed | 1922 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | sunk, 4 June 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | cargo ship |
| Tonnage | 3,353GRT,1,922NRT |
| Length | 331.0 ft (100.9 m) |
| Beam | 47.9 ft (14.6 m) |
| Draught | 23 ft 10 in (7.26 m) |
| Depth | 23.6 ft (7.2 m) |
| Decks | 1 |
| Installed power | 387NHP |
| Propulsion |
|
| Crew | 43 |
SSIron Crownwas an Australiancargosteamshipthat was built in 1922 for theCommonwealth LineasEuroa,named after the town ofEuroain the state ofVictoria.Broken Hill Propriatary(BHP) acquired her in 1923, renamed herIron Crown,and used her as aniron ore carrier.A Japanese submarine sank her inWorld War II.
History
[edit]Williamstown Dockyardbuilt the ship for the Australian Commonwealth Shipping Board's Commonwealth Line. She was launched on 27 January 1922 asEuroa,[1]andregisteredinMelbourne.[2]In December 1923 BHP acquired her, renamed herIron Crown,[3]and registered her inSydney.[4]
On 4 June 1942Iron Crown,was en route fromWhyallain South Australia toNewcastle, New South WaleswhenJapanese submarineI-27sank her by torpedo 71 km (44 mi) south-southwest ofGabo Island.38 of her 43 crew members were killed.Mulberarescued survivors.[5]
George Fisher, the last survivor, was aged 18 when the ship sank, and died in 2012.[6]
Wreckage discovery
[edit]In April 2019 it was announced that the wreck ofIron Crownhad been located by marine archaeologists aboard CSIRO research vesselRVInvestigatorat a depth of 700 metres (2,300 ft), about 100 kilometres (54 nmi) off the coast of Victoria.[7]
Official number and code letters
[edit]Official numberswere a forerunner toIMO Numbers.Iron Crown's UK official number was 151806. Hercode letterswere THSB until 1933. By 1930 herwireless telegraphcall signwas VJDK.[8]
References
[edit]- ^"New Commonwealth Steamer".The Age.Melbourne. 28 January 1922. p. 16.Retrieved24 April2019– via Trove.
- ^Lloyd's Register1923,EUG–EUR.
- ^"Euroa Renamed".Daily Commercial News and Shipping List.Sydney. 18 December 1923. p. 4.Retrieved24 April2019– via Trove.
- ^Lloyd's Register1924,IRO–IRT.
- ^"Broken Hill Proprietary".Mercantile Marine. Archived fromthe originalon 9 March 2014.Retrieved18 June2012.
- ^"Long-lost shipwreck found off Victorian coast, 77 years after being torpedoed by Japanese submarine in WWII".msn.Archived fromthe originalon 24 April 2019.Retrieved24 April2019.
- ^Howarth, Carla (23 April 2019)."Long-lost shipwreck found off Victorian coast, 77 years after being torpedoed by Japanese submarine in WWII".ABC News.Retrieved23 April2019.
Bibliography
[edit]- Lloyd's Register of Shipping.Vol. II.–Steamers and Motor Vessels. London:Lloyd's Registerof Shipping. 1922 – viaInternet Archive.
- Lloyd's Register of Shipping.Vol. II.–Steamers and Motor Vessels. London: Lloyd's Register of Shipping. 1923 – via Internet Archive.
- Lloyd's Register of Shipping.Vol. II.–Steamers and Motorships. London: Lloyd's Register of Shipping. 1924 – via Internet Archive.
- Lloyd's Register of Shipping.Vol. II.–Steamers and Motorships of 300 tons gross and over. London: Lloyd's Register of Shipping. 1934 – viaSouthampton City Council.
- Mercantile Navy List.London. 1930 – via Crew List Index Project.
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External links
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- 1922 ships
- Cargo ships of Australia
- Iron and steel steamships of Australia
- Maritime incidents in June 1942
- Ships of BHP Shipping
- Ships built in Victoria (state)
- Ships sunk by Japanese submarines
- Shipwrecks of Victoria (state)
- World War II merchant ships of Australia
- World War II shipwrecks in the Pacific Ocean