WARATAH

Passenger Vessel "Waratah", built in 1908 by Barclay, Curle & Co - Glasgow. Owned by Blue Anchor line and operated the route between the UK and Australia via the Cape of Good Hope. She took her maiden voyage on 6 November 1908 and on 27 july 1910 she di

WARATAH

Ship Details

Built

1908

Built In

Glasgow

Tonnage

9,339

Built By

Barclay, Curle & Co.Ltd.

Dimensions

465.0 x 59.2 x 35.1

Demise

Blue Anchor Line Ltd.(W.Lund & Son mgr). 1909 July: Disappeared without a trace while travelling from Durban (26 July) to Cape Town. See fact sheet.

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Barbara Osborne (not verified) on Sun, 2019-07-07 21:38
Great Gramdmother Florence (we think her surname was Lesley?) she apparently left the ship in Durban as her friend was very unhappy with the "feel" of the ship and thought it felt "top heavy". They subsequently caught the train to Cape Town. Florence married Harry (or Henry) Ellis in Cape Town. Would love more info if available.

Richard Spain (not verified) on Thu, 2020-05-21 20:27
My mother’s family came out from Australia on the Waratah, disembarked in Durban and remained there. I’m trying to get a list of the passengers that left Australia so as to be able to trace a family tree. Can anyone help with information please? Thank you

Jay Nix (not verified) on Sat, 2021-10-30 06:20
This link below will take you to a copy of the report issued after the official inquiry into the loss of Waratah. It contains both a list of the passengers and crew aboard when she went missing. Hope this helps. https://hec.lrfoundation.org.uk/api/download/lr-faf-tb5-0166-o-waratah-1908/content/document/type/file

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