ST Gunundaal
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Port of registry | Sydney |
Builder | Smiths Dock Company, South Bank |
Yard number | 595 |
Launched | 3 December 1914 |
Completed | January 1915 |
Identification | UK Official Number: 152169 |
Fate | Wrecked near Cape Howe in 1929 |
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Name | Gunundaal |
Fate | Returned to owners in 1918 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Castle class trawler |
Tonnage | 217 gross ton |
Length | 115 ft (35 m) |
Beam | 22 ft (6.7 m) |
Depth | 11.9 ft (3.6 m) |
Propulsion | Triple expansion engine |
ST Gunundaal was an auxiliary minesweeper operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Gunundaal was operated commercially as a fishing boat until she was acquired on 8 October 1917 for minesweeping duties during World War I. Gunundaal was returned to her owners in February 1918. She was renamed Gilbert San on 22 March 1928.[1]
Fate
[edit]Gilbert San was wrecked on a reef near Cape Howe on 4 November 1929 and declared a total loss.
References
[edit]- ^ "S.S. GUNUNDAAL". Heritage Victoria. Retrieved 11 June 2022.