SS Loongana

SS Loongana

SS "Loongana" was a Bass Strait passenger ship owned by Tasmanian Steamers Pty Ltd.. In service between 1904-1934 it was the first ship with turbine propulsion.During the 1912 North Mount Lyell Disaster it crossed the strait in 12 hours and 46 minutes at 22 knots, carrying rescue gear from Victorian mines.

(Loongana is an Aboriginal word meaning to be swift or to fly)

ource

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* Clements, Graham "Bass Strait Passenger Ships" in Alexander, Alsion (ed.) The Companion to Tasmanian History. 2005. ISBN 1-86295-223-X

External links

* [http://users.nex.net.au/~reidgck/bass-s.htm Includes post-card photo of the Loongana]


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