YATALA

Tug "Yatala", an iron paddle wheel steamship, built in 1877 by Blackwood & Gordon at Port Glasgow. She had 1 deck a cutter rig and elliptic stern, and was owned by the Adelaide Steam tug Co Ltd. In Oct 1911 she was osld to H.J. Bell and in April 1912 he

YATALA

Ship Details

Rig

Iron Paddle Steamer, 99 hp.

Built

1877

Built In

Port Glasgow

Tonnage

287g 107n

Built By

Blackwod & Gordon

Dimensions

144.9 x 23.2 x 12.4

Demise

The Adelaide Steam Tug Co.Ltd., reg. Port Adelaide. 1911 Oct.: H.J.Bell. 1912 Apr.: Engine removed and register closed. 1918 Aug.: Re-registered as a 3 mast schooner. By 1919: F.J.Verco. 1920 Aug.: J.Wardle & Co., reg. Melbourne.. 1929 June 8: Wrecked upon Actaeon Reef, Tas., when under tow of SS Gundiah en route to Recherche Bay.

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Margaret Burdon (not verified) on Wed, 2020-01-29 16:29
One of my ancestors Mary Priscella Eva Randall married Sunmun ah Take who was a second steward on the Yatala. He died in 1878 after they had been married for just over a year. He was the son of Dr. Sunmun ah Take of Canton china.

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