SS Iron Knight (1937)
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SS Iron Knight was a bulk carrier that was built in Scotland in 1937 for the Australian Broken Hill Pty, Ltd (BHP) to carry iron ore. A Japanese submarine sank her by torpedo off the coast of New South Wales in 1943, killing 36 of her crew. A wreck that was identified as that of Iron Knight is protected by the Australian federal Underwater Cultural Heritage Act 2018.
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Iron Knight in 1940 | |
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Australia | |
Name | Iron Knight |
Owner | Broken Hill Pty |
Port of registry | Melbourne |
Builder | Lithgows, Port Glasgow |
Yard number | 902 |
Launched | 27 August 1937 |
Completed | October 1937 |
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Fate | Sunk by torpedo, 8 February 1943 |
General characteristics | |
Type | bulk carrier |
Tonnage | 4,812 GRT, 2,737 NRT |
Length | 404.5 ft (123.3 m) registered |
Beam | 56.2 ft (17.1 m) |
Draught | 23 ft 9 in (7.24 m) |
Depth | 23.2 ft (7.1 m) |
Decks | 1 |
Installed power | 553 NHP |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 11 knots (20 km/h) |
Crew | 50 |
Sensors and processing systems | echo sounding device |
Armament | DEMS |
Notes | sister ships: Iron Baron, Iron King, Iron Chieftain |
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