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SS Wimmera | the life, times and loss of an Australian steamship

SS Wimmera

the life, times and loss of an Australian steamship

  • Introduction
  • Huddart Parker & Co.
  • Construction & Launch
  • Ports & Passages
  • Captains & Crew
  • Passengers & Personalities
  • Voyages
  • Cargo & Commerce
  • Mishaps, Moments & Miscellany
  • The War & the Wolf
  • Final Voyage
  • Epilogue
  • Fast Facts
  • Site Map
  • Contact
  • The Wimmera Story – in brief

 

Introduction

During the Great War of 1914-1918, six thousand four hundred and seventy one British, Allied and neutral merchant navy vessels were sunk due to acts of war. The Australian steamship Wimmera was one of them.

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The Wimmera Story – in brief

This page provides an article on the SS Wimmera which was originally published in 2004 in the journal The Dog Watch of the Shiplovers’ Society of Victoria

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Site Map

View the complete list of pages published on this website.

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The Sinking of the SS Wimmera

Centenary of the Wimmera's Final DayJune 26, 2018
One hundred years ago today the Wimmera was lost...

The Armistace

Centenary of the end of The Great WarNovember 11, 2018
The end of The Great War 1914-1918
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  • Introduction
  • Huddart Parker & Co.
  • Construction & Launch
  • Ports & Passages
  • Captains & Crew
  • Passengers & Personalities
  • Voyages
  • Cargo & Commerce
  • Mishaps, Moments & Miscellany
  • The War & the Wolf
  • Final Voyage
  • Epilogue
  • Fast Facts
  • Site Map
  • Contact
  • The Wimmera Story – in brief
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