Rederi AB Transatlantic,
Gothenburg, Sweden.
m/v YARRAWONGA
| Off.no: 8479 | Build: 1941 | Shipyard: Eriksbergs M.V. AB, Gothenburg, Sweden. |
| Dwt: 9.100 | Grt: 4.893 | Dim: 127,4 x 17,3 x 7,6 m. |
| Speed: 14 knots |
| Launched for Rederi AB Wallenco, Stockholm, Sweden as RIGOLETTO. Sold before delivery to Rederi AB Transatlantic, Gothenburg, Sweden and renamed YARRAWONGA. 16/9 1941: Hit by a bomb when in Rosshafen, Hamburg during an air attack, and sank. 8/10 1941: Refloated. 28/10 1941: Drydocked at a German shipyard in Hamburg and temporary repaired. Nov. 1941: Towed by two Danish tugs to Gotenburg where she arrived 9/12 to Eriksbergs M.V. AB for repair. After the repair in the begining of 1941 she was laid up until 6/8 1942 when she left Gothenburg for Canada. 1/9 1971: Sold for $215.000 to Sanmar Cia. Naviera S.A., Piraeus, Greece and renamed AFRICAN GLORY. 1978: Sold to Italian breakers and arrived La Spezia 2/6 to be broken up. |
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