| SS Iron Knob | |
|---|---|
 Iron Knob c1920s | |
| Career (Australia) |  |
| Name: | SS Iron Knob |
| Namesake: | Iron Knob, South Australia |
| Owner: | BHP Shipping |
| Port of registry: |
 Melbourne, Australia |
| Builder: | Poole & Steele Ltd, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Launched: | 1922 |
| Homeport: | Melbourne |
| Fate: | Sunk |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | "E" class |
| Type: | General cargo |
| Tonnage: | 3,349 GRT |
| Length: | 331 ft 5 in (101.02 m) |
| Beam: | 47 ft 9 in (14.55 m) |
| Propulsion: | 1 x triple expansion steam engine (Poole & Steele) 516 hp (385 kW) |
| Speed: | 10 knots (19 km/h) |
SS Iron Knob was a 3,349 GRT Australian cargo ship of BHP Shipping. It was built by Poole & Steele Ltd of Adelaide, South Australia, in 1922 for the Australian Commonwealth Line and initially named SS Euwarra. It was sold to BHP Shipping in October 1923 and renamed Iron Knob, becoming one of three "E" class steamships in BHP service.[1]
SS Iron Knob at Newcastle Steel Works c.1924
In 32 years of service, it made 393 voyages between Newcastle and other Australian ports.
In 1955 it was sold to Panatiotis Vrangos of Italy, reregistered in Panama and renamed SS Clarisse. The Clarisse sank in heavy seas in the Indian Ocean at 8°4′N 51°10′E / 8.067°N 51.167°ECoordinates: 8°4′N 51°10′E / 8.067°N 51.167°E on 15 July 1957.
References[]
- ↑ "A Steamer Purchased by B.H. Proprietary Co". Barrier Miner. 19 March 1925. http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/45900369.
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