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• SS_Taroona length "107899.2".
• SS_Taroona abstract "SS Taroona was an Australian transport ship, built in Linthouse, a district of Glasgow, in 1934 by Alexander Stephen & Sons for the Tasmanian Steamers Pty Ltd. She was a steam turbine ship capable of 18 knots, but typically operating at 16 knots for better fuel economy. Taroona commenced service in Bass Strait in 1935 for Tasmanian Steamers Pty Ltd. She served the Melbourne – Beauty Point – Melbourne – Devonport – Burnie then back to Melbourne route.Taroona was requisitioned for service as a troop ship in World War II by New Zealand. She carried troops from Auckland, New Zealand to Suva in January 1942, and in March 1942. On her return to the Bass Strait run she was almost immediately again requisitioned this time by Australia and taken over as a fast troop carrier. During her first trip to Port Moresby she carried 480 troops and supplies; on leaving Moresby she ran aground on a reef at the entrance where she remained for three days, helpless hard and fast aground. All attempts to refloat her using both engines and the assistance of navy vessels proved useless. The situation became serious when on several occasions Japanese bombers swept in to attack the Seven Mile aerodrome outside Port Moresby. Why they failed to attack Taroona remains a mystery. Finally aided by three naval vessels, she shook herself free.In her war time career she travelled 204,535 miles and carried 93,432 troops. Although frequently under fire during her ninety-four trips she remained unscathed.Taroona arrived in Sydney 4 February 1946, ending her career as an Australian troop carrier. She was handed back to Tasmanian Steamers and joined the SS Nairana who had maintained a very busy schedule during Taroona’s absence including transporting troops from Tasmania to Melbourne.In 1959, Taroona finished her dedication to Australia, being replaced by a ship more suitable for the times as motor cars where becoming very popular and Taroona could only take 30 which had to be winched aboard. Her replacement was the Princess of Tasmania, owned by Australian National Line and Tasmanian Steamers ceased to be.Taroona was sold to Typaldos Lines, renamed Hellas and immediately taken over by her new crew and departed Australia for Greece. She was converted to a cruise ship and operated cruises around the Mediterranean until 1966 when she was laid up in Perama bay for the winter but never worked again after the SS Heraklion sank in big seas and the Typaldos line was found guilty. Subsequently all their ships were sold except SS Hellas and SS Athinai. Hellas remained laid-up at Elefsina bay until May 1989 when she was towed out of the bay to Aliağa in Turkey and scrapped.(Taroona is a place in south east Tasmania, but the root of the name comes from an Aboriginal word meaning seashell.)".
• SS_Taroona builder Alexander_Stephen_and_Sons.
• SS_Taroona builder Glasgow.
• SS_Taroona country Australia.
• SS_Taroona length "107.8992".
• SS_Taroona owner Tasmanian_Steamers.
• SS_Taroona shipBeam "15.24".
• SS_Taroona shipLaunch "1934-11-22".
• SS_Taroona status "scrapped at Aliağa in 1989".
• SS_Taroona thumbnail Taroona.jpg?width=300.
• SS_Taroona wikiPageExternalLink TAROONA.
• SS_Taroona wikiPageExternalLink index.htm.
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• SS_Taroona wikiPageID "9873893".
• SS_Taroona wikiPageRevisionID "600307794".
• SS_Taroona hasPhotoCollection SS_Taroona.
• SS_Taroona shipAcquired "1959".
• SS_Taroona shipBuilder Alexander_Stephen_and_Sons.
• SS_Taroona shipBuilder Glasgow.
• SS_Taroona shipCompleted "January 1935".
• SS_Taroona shipCountry "Australia".
• SS_Taroona shipCountry "Greece".
• SS_Taroona shipFate "scrapped at Aliağa in 1989".
• SS_Taroona shipLaunched "1934-11-22".
• SS_Taroona shipName "Hellas".
• SS_Taroona shipName "Taroona".
• SS_Taroona shipNamesake Taroona,_Tasmania.
• SS_Taroona shipNamesake Tasmania.
• SS_Taroona shipOutOfService "1959".
• SS_Taroona shipOwner Tasmanian_Steamers.
• SS_Taroona shipOwner "Typaldos Line".
• SS_Taroona shipPropulsion "6".
• SS_Taroona shipSpeed "16".
• SS_Taroona shipTonnage "4325".
• SS_Taroona shipYardNumber "543".
• SS_Taroona subject Category:1934_ships.
• SS_Taroona subject Category:Bass_Strait_ferries.
• SS_Taroona subject Category:Clyde-built_ships.
• SS_Taroona subject Category:Ferries_of_Australia.
• SS_Taroona subject Category:Transport_in_Tasmania.
• SS_Taroona subject Category:Troop_ships_of_Australia.
• SS_Taroona type 1934Ships.
• SS_Taroona type Artifact100021939.
• SS_Taroona type BassStraitFerries.
• SS_Taroona type Boat102858304.
• SS_Taroona type Clyde-builtShips.
• SS_Taroona type Conveyance103100490.
• SS_Taroona type Craft103125870.
• SS_Taroona type FerriesOfAustralia.
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• SS_Taroona type TroopShipsOfAustralia.
• SS_Taroona type Vehicle104524313.
• SS_Taroona type Vessel104530566.
• SS_Taroona type Whole100003553.
• SS_Taroona type MeanOfTransportation.
• SS_Taroona type Ship.
• SS_Taroona type Product.
• SS_Taroona type DesignedArtifact.
• SS_Taroona comment "SS Taroona was an Australian transport ship, built in Linthouse, a district of Glasgow, in 1934 by Alexander Stephen & Sons for the Tasmanian Steamers Pty Ltd. She was a steam turbine ship capable of 18 knots, but typically operating at 16 knots for better fuel economy. Taroona commenced service in Bass Strait in 1935 for Tasmanian Steamers Pty Ltd.".
• SS_Taroona label "SS Taroona".
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• SS_Taroona sameAs SS_Taroona.
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• SS_Taroona depiction Taroona.jpg.
• SS_Taroona isPrimaryTopicOf SS_Taroona.
• SS_Taroona name "Hellas".
• SS_Taroona name "Taroona".