HMAS Kuttabul (ship)
.jpg)
Kuttabul after sinking
|
|
| History | |
|---|---|
 Australia
|
|
| Name: | Kuttabul |
| Namesake: | Aboriginal word meaning wonderful |
| Owner: | Sydney Ferries Limited |
| Port of registry: | Sydney |
| Route: | Circular Quay-Milsons Point |
| Builder: | Walsh Island Dockyard and Engineering Works, Newcastle |
| Yard number: | 54 |
| In service: | 1922 |
| Out of service: | 1940 |
 Australia
|
|
| Name: | HMAS Kuttabul |
| Owner: | Royal Australian Navy |
| Acquired: | 7 November 1940 |
| Commissioned: | 26 February 1941 |
| Identification: | O/N 150185 |
| Fate: | Sunk 1 June 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Harbour ferry |
| Tonnage: | 447 GT |
| Length: | 183 ft (56 m) |
| Beam: | 36.9 ft (11.2 m) |
| Capacity: | 2,250 |
HMAS Kuttabul was a Royal Australian Navy depot ship, converted from a Sydney Ferries Limited ferry. During the Japanese midget submarine attack on Sydney Harbour on 31 May 1942, Kuttabul was torpedoed and sunk, with 21 naval personnel aboard.
Kuttabul originated as a steam-powered ferry, built in 1922 by the Walsh Island Dockyard and Engineering Works in Newcastle for Sydney Ferries Limited. Kuttabul was rated at 448 gross and 201 net tonnes (1269 and 569 m³), was 183 feet (56 m) long, with a beam of 36 feet (11 m), and capable of seating approximately 2,250 passengers. Kuttabul and identical sister ship Koompartoo were the largest ferries ever operated on the inner harbour ferry routes, however Kuttabul had a larger passenger capacity (2,250) than Koompartoo (2,089). Both ferries were of steel construction with a wooden superstructure. Both vessels were constructed with 18 watertight compartments, regarded as being unsinkable and therefore were not required to carry life saving equipment.
Kuttabul spent most of its life as a double-ended Sydney suburban ferry, carrying passengers across Sydney Harbour, linking the downtown ferry terminal at Circular Quay with various suburban ferry wharves, but especially the heavy route to Milsons Point.
Made redundant by the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1932, Kuttabul and Koompartoo were laid up, but were later made available for tourist cruises on the harbour.
After the outbreak of World War II, Kuttabul was requisitioned by the Royal Australian Navy on 7 November 1940, and moored at the Garden Island naval base to provide accommodation for Allied naval personnel while they awaited transfer to their ships.
...
Wikipedia