Ships built at Whyalla | Passengers in History

Ships built at Whyalla

Oil tanker built in 1971.

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Whyalla Ship Building and Engineering Works

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Petrochemical Tanker

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37,196g 19,654n

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Whyalla Shipbuilding & Engineering Works

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Shelter Deck Steamer

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Whyalla Shipbuilding & Engineering Works

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CLUTHA CAPRICORN

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SS Bulk Carrier

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Whyalla Shipbuilding & Engineering Works

Built in 1977 at Whyalla by Whyalla shipbuilding & Engineering Works, and employed in the bulk steel trades in 1978, owned by BHP ,the vessel is believed still in commission.
Official Number: 374846
Tonnage: 25854 gross, 16328 net
Dimensions: length

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IRON CARPENTARIA

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Bulk Carrier, 10,902 bhp

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26,032g 14,754n

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Whyalla Sip Building & Engineering Works

Bult in 1978 at Whyalla by Whyalla Shipbuilding and Engineering Works, and employed in bulk steel trades, owned by BHP. Believed still in commission.
Tonnage: 25850 gross, 16329 net
Port Of Registry: Melbourne
Flag: Australian
Official Number: 37

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25,850g 16,329n

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Broken Hill Pty.Co.Ltd.

Ore Carrier, "Iron Dampier", 14,037 tons. Built in Whyalla in 1961 and employed in steel trades from 1961 to 1978. Owned by BHP then sold to Ship breakers.
Official number: 316401
Dimensions: length 176.99, breadth 21.47, draught 9.195m
Speed: 14

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Steel Screw Ore Carrier

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Broken Hill Propietary Co.Ltd.

1951 General cargo vessel

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Shelter Deck Steamer

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Broken Hill Pty.Co.Ltd.

Chieftan Class freighter built in 1943.

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Steel Screw Ore Steamer

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Broken Hill Pty.Co.Ltd.

Underway

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Roll-on-Roll-off

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S.B.& Eng.Works

S.S. "Iron Flinders", gross tonnage 14309. Built in Whyalla by BHP in 1959. Owned by BHP and employed in the steel trades as a bulk carrier from 1959 until 1977. Sold to Ship breakers in Hong Kong. Official number 196774.
Port of Registry: Melbourne

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Steel Screw Ore Carrier

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Whyalla S.B.& Eng.Works

At Whyalla

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Shelter Deck Steamer

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Broken Hill Pty.Co.Ltd.

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RoRo/Bulk Carrier

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Whyalla S.B.& Eng.Works

S.S. "Iron Warrior", ex 'Caloundra', ex 'Balook'. Built in 1950 by Broken Hill Proprietry Co Ltd, Whyalla, for the Australian Shipping Board as 'Balook'. In 1950 vessel was sold to Australasian United Steam Navigation Co Ltd, Australia and renamed Calou

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Broken Hill Co.Pty.Ltd.

General Cargo vessel "Iron Whyalla". Built in Whyalla in 1954, employed in stell trades, and owned by Broken Hill Pty Co Ltd.
Official Number: 177245
Dimensions: length 489'0", breadth 62'1", draught 25'91/4"
Port Of Registry: Melbourne
Flag: Bri

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Shelter Deck Steamer

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Broken Hill Pty.Co.Ltd.

S.S. "IronYampi". 9547 tons, 504 feet. Built in 1948.

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Shelter Deck Steamer

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Whyalla Employed Steel Trades

Ore carrier of 14,467 gross ton laid down by Whyalla shipbuilding and Engineering works for BHP in 1962. Later that year vessel was sold to The Australian National Line and named "Musgrave range". It was completed in 1964 and sold to Zea Shipping Co in

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MV Bulk Carrier

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Whyalla Shipbuilding and Engineering

For more detail refer to book "The Australian National Line 1956-1981" by Robin Clark, Lindsay Rex, Doug Robertson of the World Ship Society, Vic.

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Raised Quarter Deck Steamer

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Broken Hill Pty.Co.Ltd.