Freighter "S.S. Tarcoola", built at Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1902 by Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co Ltd, for the Adelaide Steamship Co Ltd.  She traded on the Australian Coast until sold to Australian Tramp Steamers of Hong Kong on 1st June 1932.  She was engage

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Freighter "S.S. Tarcoola", built at Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1902 by Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co Ltd, for the Adelaide Steamship Co Ltd. She traded on the Australian Coast until sold to Australian Tramp Steamers of Hong Kong on 1st June 1932. She was engaged in carrying Australian flour to Hong Kong until she was sold in late 1933 to Chinese buyers and renamed "Pei An". She was wrecked in April 1936. Tonnage: 2647 gross Dimensions: length 326'0", breadth 45'4", draught 21'8" Official Number: 89450

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Port Adelaide Nautical Museum

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TARCOOLA

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1903