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HMS Nairana (1917)

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and crewed by non-union labour, following a strike by shipping workers. She was taken out of service for a major overhaul at Cockatoo Island from May to October 1927. On the night of 24 January 1928, she was struck by a rogue wave in heavy seas, and almost capsized; one woman, already ill when she
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on 12 April 1936, on a clear day with apparently calm seas, she was again struck by a rogue wave and rolled onto her port side before swinging back over to starboard and eventually righting. The impact injured most of her 88 passengers and killed four, including a family of three who disappeared
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available for warships. She remained at anchor for the next year and a half. The Royal Navy purchased her on 27 February 1917 for completion as a combined landplane and seaplane carrier. The price of £138,118 included the cost of conversion to her new role. The ship was nearly complete when
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was not considered for war service, the only Bass Strait ferry not to be requisitioned. She thus became the sole commercial passenger vessel to operate between Tasmania and the mainland through the war years, maintaining a heavy schedule. The ship underwent repairs for 13 days at
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displaced 3,070 long tons (3,119 t) in RN service. She was 352 feet (107.3 m) long overall, had a beam of 45.6 feet (547.2 in), and a mean draught of 13 feet 2 inches (4.01 m). The ship was powered by two sets of
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in support of the British intervention in the Russian Civil War. On 1 August she took part in what was probably the first fully combined air, sea and land military operation in history, when she and her Campania seaplanes joined
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s schedule was reduced. On 31 December, her captain collapsed and died as he was speaking to two of his officers while the ship was alongside in Burnie; a post-mortem examination attributed the death to heart disease.
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to Melbourne for the next 26 years. She accommodated 250 passengers in first class and 140 in second, and generally cruised at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph). She was withdrawn from service for overhaul at
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as the latter bombarded the town for several days before returning to Kem. She departed Russia on 8 October and arrived back at Rosyth four days later. Later that month the ship was transferred to
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sustained no damage during the assault. As of October, the ship was carrying five Campanias and two Sopwith Babies, although these last two aircraft were replaced by Sopwith Camels in 1919.
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made her last crossing from Tasmania to the mainland on 13–14 February 1948, after which she was retired and laid up in Melbourne. Sold for scrap to William Mussell Pty Ltd, Williamstown,
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requisitioned, although her propelling machinery was not yet installed. Consequently, only limited internal modifications, notably the addition of three large workshops, could be made.
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in a wooden crate placed in one of the ship's four horse stalls escaped by chewing a hole through its box, and was never seen again. In 1934, her code letters were changed to VJGY.
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had her final overhaul at Cockatoo Island between February and April 1944. By mid-1947, airlines had captured a significant portion of the passenger trade across Bass Strait, and
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made 7,003 shp (5,222 kW) and reached 20.32 knots (37.63 km/h; 23.38 mph). She carried 448 long tons (455 t) of coal which gave her a range of 1,060
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began for a passenger ship with some cargo capacity to serve in the Australian coastal trade. The shipping line wanted a vessel that would improve on their earlier ferry
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in recognition of her service in the First World War, and especially her part in the fall of Arkhangelsk. After she was retired, the plaque went on display at the
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was returned to her former owners in 1921 and refitted in her original planned configuration, and spent the next 27 years ferrying passengers and cargo between
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to William Denny and Brothers after her service in Russia to be rebuilt to her original plans, and the ship was handed over to Huddart Parker in January 1921.
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was withdrawn from service in December 1935 as a result of a ship workers' strike, returning to the Bass Strait run in the new year. As she neared
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used her own guns on the Bolshevik batteries. She and her aircraft then scouted ahead of the Allied force as it proceeded up the channel to
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began carrying military personnel as well as commercial passengers. Her hull, previously black, was painted grey, and she was fitted with
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regularly carried cargo, including gold bullion, and live animals such as horses and cattle between Tasmania and the mainland. A
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was designed to accommodate 280 first-class and 112 second-class passengers, and had a crew of 26 officers, 42 crewmen and 25
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of 45 feet 6 inches (13.9 m), and a draught of 14 feet 7 inches (4.4 m). Designed to
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and the aircraft were raised to the flight deck overhead by a 22-by-14-foot (6.7 m × 4.3 m)
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was fitted with a 95-foot (29.0 m) flying-off deck forward, intended for aircraft with wheeled
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had displayed a commemorative plaque and a photograph from her days as a carrier, presented by the
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forward were fitted to handle her aircraft. The smaller forward hangar was built under the ship's
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for shooting at mines. As a coal burner that emitted tell-tale black smoke visible for miles,
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later in the month. She remained at Murmansk for several weeks before proceeding on to
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Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy
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Aircraft Carriers of the World, 1914 to the Present: An Illustrated Encyclopedia
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after being swept overboard. Despite this, she proceeded to her berth in the
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was the only Bass Strait ferry not requisitioned for military service in the
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Before the Aircraft Carrier: The Development of Aviation Vessels 1859–1922
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that were lowered into the water. She saw service during the war with the
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British Carrier Aviation: The Evolution of the Ships and Their Aircraft
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The Day They Almost Bombed Moscow: The Allied War in Russia, 1918–1920
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in October 1922, and again in September–October 1923. In January 1925
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and was allocated the United Kingdom official number 143765, and the
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In December 1913, negotiations between the Australian shipping line
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was assigned to the Battle Cruiser Force of the Grand Fleet at
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as low-angle guns, and the other two were mounted on the rear
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arrived in Melbourne in March, after a two-month voyage from
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anti-aircraft gun on her deckhouse. She also carried some
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Australian passenger ferry and Royal Navy seaplane carrier
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in January 1922, she operated the Bass Strait run from
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in 1917. She was laid down in Scotland in 1914 as TSS
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World War I aircraft carriers of the United Kingdom
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Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. 1336:Throughout her career as a Bass Strait ferry, 1324:on 18 February 1951 and was driven ashore off 3412: 2126: 2065:(Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. 1690:"Lloyd's Register, Steamers & Motorships" 1097:C floatplanes to North Russia for use by the 1058:ground forces and other ships in driving the 829: (GRT), 1,118 long tons DWT, 2,014  749: 3887:British involvement in the Russian Civil War 1930: 1871: 1741: 1739: 1544: 1542: 1540: 1538: 1536: 1416:Whittell, Hubert Massey (10 February 1954). 1368:, 12 cwt referring to the weight of the gun. 1402: 1400: 1398: 3419: 3405: 2133: 2119: 3427:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1951 1736: 1681: 1590: 1533: 1294:, Victoria, after running aground in the 860: 3937:World War II merchant ships of Australia 2034: 1911: 1892: 1415: 1395: 1214: 864: 520:13 ft 2 in (4.0 m) (mean) 19:For other ships with the same name, see 1985: 1916:. Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Seaforth. 1388: 1386: 1384: 1222:as a Bass Strait ferry between the wars 693:, and in 1918–19 supported the British 3927:Iron and steel steamships of Australia 3874: 1949: 1857:. Ramsbury, Wiltshire: Crowood Press. 1251:, having sustained only minor damage. 1034:Upon commissioning on 25 August 1917, 3400: 2114: 1852: 1574: 1572: 1499: 1497: 1495: 1449: 1447: 1445: 890:designed to produce a total of 6,700 380:United Kingdom official number 143476 331: 280:United Kingdom official number 143476 247: 190: 83: 1699:. Plimsoll Ship Data. Archived from 1608:. Plimsoll Ship Data. Archived from 1476: 1474: 1472: 1470: 1468: 1381: 1124:where her aircraft observed for the 1116:, on 29 July. At the end of August, 243:Sold to original owner, January 1921 3917:Seaplane carriers of the Royal Navy 3359:One or more completed after the war 1814:"Sudden death of Nairana's captain" 1436:www.royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk 1346:Museum of Wellington City & Sea 1029: 13: 2028: 1988:Ferry to Tasmania: A Short History 1756:"Airways capturing Strait traffic" 1569: 1492: 1456: 1442: 1105:. There the ship was inspected by 905:at a working pressure of 202  754: 14: 3948: 2080: 1465: 1112:, Rear-Admiral Commanding in the 673:for the Australian shipping line 3857: 3852: 1145: 932:The ship was armed with four 40- 631: 441: 434: 427: 420: 408: 401: 394: 387: 333: 308: 301: 294: 287: 249: 192: 85: 61: 1834: 1806: 1780: 1748: 1727: 1718: 1672: 1663: 1654: 1645: 1636: 1627: 1581: 1566:Dobson & Miller, pp. 63–64. 1560: 1551: 1524: 1515: 1506: 1093:. She then ferried a flight of 1062:out of their fortifications on 821:3,479 long tons (3,535 t) 565:(36.1 km/h; 22.4 mph) 3922:Shipwrecks of Victoria (state) 3897:Ships built on the River Clyde 1914:Naval Weapons of World War One 1521:Friedman 1988, pp. 51–52, 365. 1483: 1424: 1409: 1364:"Cwt" is the abbreviation for 1358: 1273:anti-submarine gun on the aft 813:of 328 feet (100.0 m), a 483:3,070 long tons (3,119 t) 1: 1846: 1766:National Library of Australia 1432:"A History of H.M.S. NAIRANA" 1212:boarded in Launceston, died. 763:and the British shipbuilders 456:Wrecked 18 February 1951 and 3912:Passenger ships of Australia 1587:Dobson & Miller, p. 228. 1375: 1320:broke her moorings during a 1150:The British Government sold 7: 3365:Grouping of several classes 3353:All completed after the war 2374:Pre-dreadnought battleships 1788:"Planes 'stop' the Nairana" 1557:Dobson & Miller, p. 63. 1462:Gardiner & Gray, p. 69. 1266:to defend against mines, a 833: (NRT) and 3,311 tons 825:had tonnages of 3,547  499:352 ft (107.3 m) 416:Code letters VJGY (1934-54) 383:Code letters THPM (1922-34) 10: 3953: 3907:Maritime incidents in 1951 2809:Destroyer flotilla leaders 1768:. 24 July 1947. p. 20 1688:Lloyd's of London (1934). 1597:Lloyd's of London (1930). 1162:, and commenced her first 844:21 June 1915 at the Denny 765:William Denny and Brothers 750:Background and description 715:. She was twice struck by 512:45.6 ft (13.9 m) 144:William Denny and Brothers 18: 3847: 3692: 3432: 3346: 3323: 3251: 3161: 3138: 3110: 3041: 2993: 2866: 2807: 2745: 2641: 2597: 2577: 2515: 2448: 2372: 2268: 2146: 1912:Friedman, Norman (2011). 1893:Friedman, Norman (1988). 1331: 1024: 835:Builder's Old Measurement 493:315.8 feet (96.3 m) 464: 78: 60: 2035:Chesneau, Roger (1995). 1530:Davis, pp. 38, 110, 118. 1351: 1201:Cockatoo Island Dockyard 1138:to begin the process of 595:76 mm (3.0 in) 2270:Dreadnought battleships 2059:; Warlow, Ben (2006) . 1986:Plowman, Peter (2004). 1969:Lyon, D. J. (1975–76). 1733:Plowman, pp. 57, 90–91. 1226:As well as passengers, 550:2 × shafts, 2 × geared 465:General characteristics 186:, 27 February 1917 1950:Layman, R. D. (1989). 1878:. 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Transferred to 1051:North Russia Campaign 868: 3381:Single ship of class 2088:"Tasmanian Steamers" 1853:Davis, Mick (1999). 1578:Royal Navy Log Books 1142:from naval service. 1068:Northern Dvina River 1066:at the mouth of the 1049:participated in the 993:During her service, 900:Babcock & Wilcox 789:Aboriginal Tasmanian 775:(DWT) of cargo on a 44:37.8407°S 144.9204°E 3902:History of Tasmania 3892:Bass Strait ferries 2098:on 11 November 2014 1745:Plowman, pp. 92–93. 1660:Plowman, pp. 60–64. 1651:Plowman, pp. 57–59. 1279:20 mm Oerlikon 1268:BL (breech-loading) 1258:in September 1939, 827:gross register tons 727:on both occasions. 610:Aviation facilities 40: /  2643:Protected cruisers 2092:Flotilla Australia 1678:Plowman, p. 67–69. 1392:Lyon, pp. 679–680. 1224: 1209:Federal Government 1180:Tasmanian Steamers 990:for her aircraft. 954:anti-aircraft guns 903:water-tube boilers 875: 793:wedge-tailed eagle 539:water-tube boilers 346:Tasmanian Steamers 325:Tasmanian Steamers 283:Code letters THPM 116:wedge-tailed eagle 49:-37.8407; 144.9204 3869: 3868: 3826:Flying Enterprise 3703:George Washington 3588:Imperial Hamilton 3394: 3393: 2554:Duke of Edinburgh 2517:Armoured cruisers 2152:Seaplane carriers 2072:978-1-86176-281-8 2014:Naval-history.net 1923:978-1-84832-100-7 1342:British Admiralty 1089:was refitting in 999:Beardmore W.B.III 942:quick-firing guns 831:net register tons 699:Russian Civil War 621: 620: 72:dazzle camouflage 3944: 3861: 3856: 3840: 3829: 3819: 3809: 3799: 3789: 3778: 3762: 3751: 3741: 3716: 3706: 3685: 3671: 3661: 3651: 3641: 3631: 3621: 3611: 3601: 3591: 3581: 3564: 3554: 3543: 3533: 3523: 3512: 3501: 3491: 3481: 3470: 3459: 3449: 3421: 3414: 3407: 3398: 3397: 2845:Thornycroft (or 2135: 2128: 2121: 2112: 2111: 2107: 2105: 2103: 2094:. 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HMS Nairana
37°50′27″S 144°55′13″E / 37.8407°S 144.9204°E / -37.8407; 144.9204

dazzle camouflage
Tasmanian
wedge-tailed eagle
Huddart Parker
William Denny and Brothers
Dumbarton
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Tasmanian Steamers








scrapped
Seaplane carrier
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water-tube boilers
steam turbines

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