SS Perth, formerly SS Penola was a 350 GRT steamship operated by the Adelaide Steamship Company. Penola was notable for ramming and sinking SS City of Launceston, a passenger steamship, in Port Phillip Bay on 19 November 1865. Renamed Perth, the steamship ran aground and was wrecked off Point Cloates in Western Australia on 17 September 1887.[1][2]
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| Name | Penola |
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| Owner | Grice, Sumner & Co, Melbourne |
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| Port of registry | Melbourne, Victoria |
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| Builder | Laurence Hill & Company Port Glasgow |
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| Yard number | 45 |
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| Launched | June 1863 |
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| Refit | 1885 |
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| Identification | 48408 |
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| Notes | Notable for ramming and sinking the passenger steamer City of Launceston, 19 November 1865 |
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| Name | Perth |
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| Namesake | Perth, Western Australia |
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| Owner | Adelaide Steamship Co. Ltd. |
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| Port of registry | Adelaide, South Australia |
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| In service | 1885 |
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| Out of service | 17 September 1887 |
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| Fate | Sank of Point Cloates, Western Australia, 17 September 1887 |
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| Type | Cargo and passenger ship |
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| Tonnage | 350 GRT |
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| Length | 192 ft 1 in (58.55 m) |
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| Beam | 22 ft 5 in (6.83 m) |
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| Depth | 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m) |
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| Propulsion | 2 cylinder 80 hp (60 kW) steam engine |
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| Sail plan | Schooner-rigged on two masts |
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| Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
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