ST Brolga
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Owner |
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Port of registry | Sydney |
Builder | Smiths Dock Company, South Bank |
Yard number | 593 |
Launched | 17 November 1914 |
Completed | January 1915 |
Identification | UK Official Number: 152168 |
Fate | Wrecked in 1926 |
History | |
Australia | |
Name | Brolga |
In service | April 1917 |
Out of service | February 1918 |
Fate | Returned to owners in 1918 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Castle class trawler |
Tonnage | 219 gross ton |
Length | 117 ft (36 m) |
Beam | 22 ft (6.7 m) |
Propulsion | Triple expansion engine |
ST Brolga was an auxiliary minesweeper operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Brolga was operated commercially as a fishing boat until she was acquired in April 1917 for minesweeping duties during World War I. Brolga was returned to her owners in February 1918.
Fate
[edit]Albert San was wrecked on 13 August 1926 and declared a total loss.
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