Passenger Cargo vessel "Wookata", built in 1909 by Mackie & Thomson, Govan. Owned by West Coast Shipping Co Ltd until 1913 when sold to Coast Steamships Ltd. In 1936 she was converted into a barge and cut up for scrap in the late 1970's. She was built

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Passenger Cargo vessel "Wookata", built in 1909 by Mackie & Thomson, Govan. Owned by West Coast Shipping Co Ltd until 1913 when sold to Coast Steamships Ltd. In 1936 she was converted into a barge and cut up for scrap in the late 1970's. She was built for the South Australian Coast trades wherein she spent all her working life. Official Number: 122727 Tonnage: 648 gross, 344 net, post 1936 568 gross, 500 net Dimensions; length 180'3", breadth 29'0", draught 9'7" Speed: 10 knots Machinery: triple expansion engine of 64nhp, 700 ihp by Muir & Houston, Glasgow.

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Port Adelaide Nautical Museum

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