The SS ‘Bangalow’ was a cargo steamer, built by Harland & Wolff Ltd., Govan, Glasgow, Scotland.
SS Bangalow washed ashore by a Cyclone at Coffs Harbour – 1950
The SS ‘Bangalow’ was fitted with a triple expansion, 3 cylinder, coal burning engine steaming at 9 knots. Though one of the later editions to the fleet, the steamer was deemed quite unsuitable as her draught was too deep. She was then placed on the Coffs Harbour run – to the major Rivers, however, she was too small to be economical . . .
Gross Tonnage: 648
Net Tonnage: 363
Length: 162 ft 2 in (49.43 m)
Beam: 36 ft 2 in (11.02 m)
Draft: 9 ft 1 in (2.77 m)
Timeline:
1939 → built for: North Coast Steam Navigation Co.
23rd June 1941 → requisitioned by the Royal Australian Navy
The SS ‘Bangalow’ became the HMAS ‘Bangalow’. She patrolled anti-submarine loops in Sydney, Darwin and Port Moresby, for some time before becoming a lighthouse repair ship, steaming between Port Moresby, Manus, Rabaul, Madang and Sydney
1950 → washed ashore by a Cyclone at Coffs Harbour – the SS ‘Bangalow’ sustained little damage
1955 → acquired by the Cambay Prince Steam Ship Co. Ltd. of Hong Kong & renamed the ‘Cambay Prince’
1957 → acquired by the Yong & Lee Timber Co. Ltd., Hong Kong & renamed the ‘Lucky Chen’
1959 → acquired by the Lucky Shipping & Trading Co Ltd, Panama & renamed the ‘Lian Min’
1970 → transferred to new owners – trading out of Singapore, & renamed the ‘Eropagnis’
1986 → the SS ‘Bangalow’ disappears from the Registers . . .
.
View other important events in the history of Australia’s Naval Shipping . . .
View other important events in the history of Australia’s International Shipping . . .
View other important events in the history of the North Coast Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. . . .
