Built 1913 by Alex Stephen & Sons Linthouse, Glasgow

Owners: Australian Steamships Ltd (Howard Smith Ltd), Melbourne

Lbd: 410' x 57'2" x 38'4". (125.0 x 17.4 metres)

Engines: Twin Screw, Quadruple Expansion. Speed 15kts

Designed for the Melbourne - North Queensland run and was known to have beaten the Sydney - Brisbane train on several occasions until their coastal railway opened.

1917 requisitioned as troopship, in 1918 she was one of the 'flying convoy' transporting troops from Egypt to France.

1920 returned to owners and peacetime services.

1941 - 1947 requisitioned as military transport, earning a nickname 'hungry-mary' by the stokers as she was a coal burner.

1947 sold to Goulandris Bros, Greek nationals and registered in Panama and employed on the trans-Atlantic migrant trade.

1948 sold to Cia Maritima del Este SA, PAN Panama.

Renamed Espana 1954 when sold and transported seasonal workers to the Dominican Republic from Europe until scrapped in the Dominican Republic October 1959

Source: SHIPAHOLICSOZ. /Flotilla Australia and Mirima ship Index Photo Credits: The late Allan Green Victoria Australia