SS Wollongbar (1922)
Encyclopedia
Wollongbar was a 2,239 ton passenger steamship built by the Lithgows
, Port Glasgow
in 1922 for the North Coast Steam Navigation Company, as a replacement for which was wrecked in 1921.
off Crescent Head, New South Wales
while in a convoy on 29 April 1943. Thirty two lives were lost and five crew were picked up.
Lithgows
Lithgows Limited, was a British shipbuilding company based in Kingston, Port Glasgow, on the River Clyde in Scotland.-Founding:The Company was established by Joseph Russell and his partners Anderson Rodger and William Lithgow who leased the Bay Yard in Port Glasgow from Cunliffe & Dunlop and...
, Port Glasgow
Port Glasgow
Port Glasgow is the second largest town in the Inverclyde council area of Scotland. The population according to the 1991 census for Port Glasgow was 19426 persons and in the 2001 census was 16617 persons...
in 1922 for the North Coast Steam Navigation Company, as a replacement for which was wrecked in 1921.
Fate
She was torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-180Japanese submarine I-180
I-180 was a Kaidai class submarine of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Laid down at the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal on 17 April 1941 and launched on 7 February 1942. Completed on 15 January 1943...
off Crescent Head, New South Wales
Crescent Head, New South Wales
Crescent Head is a beachside community 440 km north-northeast of Sydney, in New South Wales, Australia in Kempsey Shire. At the 2006 census, Crescent Head had a population of 1,076 people. Its major industries include tourism and fishing. It has a small golf course overlooking the...
while in a convoy on 29 April 1943. Thirty two lives were lost and five crew were picked up.