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Following World War 2, BHP Shipping acquired more bulk carries to carry iron ore, coal and steel products. The ships increased in size up to the 1980s when demand for steel began to decline. From that time some of the ships were used to carry coal, coke and iron ore to export customers.
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As early as 1923 the company considered building its own ships but instead decided to manufacture steel hull plates, a major customer being the
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on 19 January 1915. In 1917, shipping agent William Scott Fell & Co arranged for BHP to purchase a share in the steamer
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BHP Shipping transferred wharves and shore operations to each refinery site ahead of the demerger of
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The remaining fleet is part of BHP Transport and Logistics Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of
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In December 1983, BHP Shipping was absorbed into BHP Transport Ltd.
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BHP Shipping traces its origins to 1915 when BHP chartered the
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Returned to Commonwealth Government Shipping Control Board
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in 2002. BlueScope also inherited several of the ships.
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Sank in heavy seas in the Indian Ocean on 15 July 1957
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Ballantyne Press. p. Introduction. 1153:Returned to Australian Steamships Pty Ltd 257:Wrecked off Diamond Head on 1 April 1928 2581:Cockatoo Docks & Engineering Company 115: 554:Sold to Cambray Prince Steamship Co Ltd 524:Sold to Cambray Prince Steamship Co Ltd 2826: 2544:(17% LNG phase, 8% domestic gas phase) 2377: 2336: 2234:Sold to Partrederiet Bergesen Goic Da 1403:Returned to Alexander Shipping Co Ltd 217:Returned to Hazlewood Shipping Co Ltd 2288: 2176:Sold to Cobelfret Bulk Carriers N.V. 685:Sold to Golden Star Shipping Company 1339:Returned to Nile Steamships Company 1306:Sold to Saudi Pride Shipping Co Ltd 422:Returned to Hopkins, Jones & Co 13: 1714:Returned to Ropner Shipping Co Ltd 1684:Returned to Ropner Shipping Co Ltd 1373:Returned to Ropner Shipping Co Ltd 945:Returned to Scott Fell Shipping Co 393:Returned to Scott Fell Shipping Co 14: 2855: 1957:Sold to Everbird Corporation N.V. 1773:Returned to Associated Steamships 1187:Sold to Goldwills (Hong Kong) Ltd 1123:Sold to Goldwills (Hong Kong) Ltd 2808: 2807: 2289:Mill, Hugh Robert (March 1917). 2052:Ran aground in the mouth of the 283:Returned to Omana S S Pty Co Ltd 123: 2839:Shipping companies of Australia 857:Sold to Pac Trade Navigation Co 2778:BHP Group Limited v Impiombato 2772:Ok Tedi environmental disaster 2282: 2250: 2056:on 10 July 1995. 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736: 731: 730: 726: 722: 721: 715: 713: 708: 703: 700: 698: 697: 692: 691: 687: 684: 679: 674: 671: 669: 668: 663: 662: 658: 655: 650: 645: 642: 639: 638: 633: 632: 628: 624: 621: 616: 611: 609:General cargo 608: 605: 604: 599: 598: 594: 590: 586: 583: 578: 573: 571:General cargo 570: 567: 566: 561: 560: 556: 553: 548: 543: 540: 537: 536: 531: 530: 526: 523: 518: 513: 511:General cargo 510: 508: 507: 502: 501: 497: 493: 492: 486: 484: 479: 473: 471:General cargo 470: 468: 467: 462: 461: 457: 454: 449: 444: 442:General cargo 441: 439: 438: 433: 432: 428: 424: 421: 416: 411: 408: 406: 405: 400: 399: 395: 392: 389:February 1921 387: 382: 380:General cargo 379: 376: 372: 371: 366: 365: 362: 358: 356: 353:19 April 1923 351: 346: 344:General cargo 343: 340: 339: 334: 333: 329: 325: 322: 317: 306: 304:General cargo 303: 300: 296: 295: 290: 289: 285: 282: 277: 272: 270:General cargo 269: 267: 266: 261: 260: 256: 254: 249: 244: 242:General cargo 241: 238: 237: 232: 231: 227: 223: 219: 216: 211: 205: 203:General cargo 202: 200: 199: 194: 193: 189: 185: 182: 177: 166: 164:General cargo 163: 160: 156: 155: 154:Emerald Wings 150: 149: 145: 142: 139: 136: 133: 130: 129: 124:Fleet summary 118: 114: 112: 107: 105: 100: 97: 93: 91: 90: 84: 80: 76: 71: 69: 68:Emerald Wings 65: 61: 57: 53: 52: 46: 42: 38: 37: 36:Emerald Wings 30: 28: 24: 20: 16: 2776: 2696:Philip Aiken 2663:Acquisitions 2613:Ok Tedi Mine 2571:BHP Shipping 2570: 2492: 2429:Mount Arthur 2298: 2294: 2284: 2261: 2252: 2221:Bulk carrier 2216:Iron Pacific 2215: 2192:Bulk carrier 2186: 2172:23 June 1999 2163:Bulk carrier 2157: 2134:Bulk carrier 2127: 2104:Bulk carrier 2098:Iron Spencer 2097: 2074:Bulk carrier 2068:Iron Whyalla 2067: 2037:Bulk carrier 2030: 2016:Returned to 1996: 1967: 1944:Bulk carrier 1938: 1925:January 2003 1916:Bulk carrier 1910: 1897:January 2003 1888:Bulk carrier 1882: 1853:Bulk carrier 1847: 1817: 1803:3 March 1982 1787: 1776:Sank in the 1769:January 1976 1763:January 1975 1753: 1730:Bulk carrier 1724: 1700:Bulk carrier 1694: 1670:Bulk carrier 1665:Iron Kestrel 1664: 1635: 1606: 1578:Bulk carrier 1572: 1542: 1510:Iron Monarch 1509: 1495:October 1974 1489:October 1973 1485:Bulk carrier 1479: 1455:Bulk carrier 1449: 1429:4 March 1980 1413: 1384:Iron Banbury 1383: 1359:Bulk carrier 1353: 1335:2 March 1983 1325:bulk carrier 1316: 1302:23 July 1982 1287: 1263:Bulk carrier 1257: 1233:Bulk carrier 1228:Iron Clipper 1227: 1198:Iron Warrior 1197: 1168:Iron Dampier 1167: 1156:Wrecked off 1133: 1103: 1074:Iron Spencer 1073: 1043: 1014:Iron Whyalla 1013: 985:Iron Wyndham 984: 970:January 1972 955: 925: 906:4 April 1949 896: 867: 839:Iron Duke II 838: 833: 804:Iron Monarch 803: 774: 759: 734: 719: 695: 666: 636: 602: 593:Typhoon Ruby 580:11 June 1957 565:Iron Warrior 564: 534: 505: 490: 465: 436: 403: 374: 369: 337: 313:30 July 1918 308:October 1917 299:Iron Monarch 298: 293: 279:21 July 1917 274:19 July 1917 264: 251:1 April 1928 235: 198:Southborough 197: 158: 153: 108: 101: 98: 94: 88: 72: 67: 56:Iron Monarch 55: 50: 35: 31: 19:BHP Shipping 18: 17: 15: 2670:Oz Minerals 2440:Olympic Dam 2424:Mount Keith 2225:30 May 1986 2201:2 July 2005 2187:Iron Kembla 2128:Iron Prince 2054:Tamar River 2008:(chartered) 2002:Ore carrier 1997:Iron Myarra 1911:Iron Curtis 1864:(purchased) 1859:(chartered) 1848:Iron Bogong 1833:26 May 1978 1829:(chartered) 1823:Ore carrier 1799:(chartered) 1793:Ore carrier 1778:Arabian Sea 1765:(chartered) 1710:29 May 1985 1706:(chartered) 1680:29 May 1985 1676:(chartered) 1650:29 May 1985 1607:Iron Arnhem 1584:(chartered) 1491:(chartered) 1480:Iron Sirius 1465:7 July 1986 1461:(chartered) 1431:(purchased) 1426:(chartered) 1395:(chartered) 1365:(chartered) 1331:(chartered) 1293:Ore carrier 1288:Iron Hunter 1269:(chartered) 1239:(chartered) 1174:Ore carrier 1145:(chartered) 1110:Ore carrier 1080:Ore carrier 1044:Iron Knight 1029:1 June 1979 937:(chartered) 844:Ore carrier 810:Ore carrier 741:Ore carrier 735:Iron Knight 701:Ore carrier 672:Ore carrier 643:Ore carrier 589:Cheung Chau 535:Iron Master 506:Iron Master 496:Gabo Island 477:(chartered) 409:Steel cargo 404:Westborough 384:August 1920 359:Wrecked on 338:Iron Prince 226:Scarborough 209:(chartered) 175:(purchased) 170:(chartered) 143:Disposition 2828:Categories 2801:Mitsubishi 2795:, a 50/50 2791:Assets of 2746:Colin Syme 2456:Resolution 2451:Peak Downs 2244:References 2143:March 2000 2113:March 2000 2031:Iron Baron 2012:7 May 1983 2006:2 May 1980 1968:Iron Sturt 1920:April 1978 1892:April 1978 1414:Iron Baron 1208:March 1961 956:Iron Derby 868:Iron Yampi 775:Kenilworth 637:Iron Baron 603:Iron Chief 541:Bulk cargo 466:Iron Crown 418:March 1924 328:Manila Bay 297:(later SS 236:Iron Chief 159:Iron Baron 157:(later SS 2675:Petrohawk 2576:BlueScope 2414:Jimblebar 2403:Escondida 2270:cite book 2020:Australia 1636:Iron York 1582:June 1974 1543:Iron Duke 1531:BlueScope 1459:June 1973 1342:Sank off 1273:June 1975 1243:June 1975 1149:July 1968 1143:July 1959 1054:June 1955 1024:June 1954 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2689:People 2559:Former 2547:VF2388 2473:Yarrie 2462:Saraji 2392:Area C 2371:Assets 2321:  1158:Paluan 2755:Other 2646:(40%) 2630:(37%) 2594:(80%) 2583:(38%) 2528:(24%) 2497:(44%) 2485:Other 2475:(85%) 2469:(85%) 2467:Yandi 2458:(50%) 2447:(85%) 2436:(85%) 2405:(58%) 2399:(33%) 2385:Mines 2319:JSTOR 2131:(3rd) 2101:(2nd) 2071:(2nd) 2034:(4th) 2018:Alcoa 1546:(2nd) 1513:(3rd) 1417:(3rd) 1201:(2nd) 1171:(1st) 1107:(1st) 1077:(1st) 1047:(2nd) 1017:(1st) 807:(2nd) 738:(1st) 725:Manly 640:(2nd) 627:Dover 606:(2nd) 568:(1st) 538:(2nd) 341:(1st) 265:Omana 239:(1st) 222:U-110 188:Texel 146:Fate 87:HMAS 2276:link 2196:1986 2167:1985 2138:1981 2108:1981 2078:1981 2046:1999 2041:1980 1977:1979 1953:1996 1948:1979 1553:1974 1525:2002 1393:1972 1363:1971 1329:1969 1183:1978 1178:1961 1114:1959 1084:1957 1059:1971 994:1953 965:1951 819:1972 789:1947 784:1941 763:off 760:I-21 750:1943 745:1937 723:off 720:I-24 710:1942 705:1937 681:1967 676:1936 652:1966 647:1936 618:1934 613:1930 575:1925 494:off 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Index

ship transport
BHP
SS Emerald Wings
Whyalla
Newcastle
SS Koolonga
Nimrod Expedition
1917 Ross Sea Party rescue
Commonwealth Shipping Line
Whyalla Shipyard
GT
HMAS Whyalla
BlueScope
BHP

SS Emerald Wings
Texel
SS Southborough
U-110
Scarborough
SS Iron Chief
SS Omana
SS Koolonga
Manila Bay
SS Iron Prince
Cape Howe
SS Grelwin
SS Westborough
Stavanger
SS Iron Knob

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