SS Iron Crown
| Career (Australia) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Iron Crown |
| Owner: |
Australian Commonwealth Shipping Board (1922-1923) Interstate Steamships Pty Ltd (1923-1942) |
| Operator: | BHP Shipping |
| Port of registry: |
 Sydney, Australia |
| Builder: | Commonwealth Government Dockyard, Williamstown |
| Launched: | 1922 |
| Identification: |
UK Official Number 151806 Code Letters VJDK     |
| Fate: | Torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-27 on 4 June 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 3,353 GRT |
| Length: | 331 ft (100.89 m) |
| Beam: | 47 ft 9 in (14.55 m) |
| Propulsion: | 1 x triple expansion steam engine (Thompson & Co) 387 hp (289 kW) |
SS Iron Crown was a 3,353 GRT Australian iron ore carrier which was sunk during World War II by a Japanese submarine.
History
Iron Crown was built by Lithgows Ltd, Port Glasgow for Broken Hill Proprietary Company, Broken Hill. She was launched on 22 October 1937 as Euroa, before being renamed Iron Crown and was homeported in Sydney under the British Flag.[1]
On 4 June 1942, Iron Crown while en route Whyalla-Newcastle was torpedoed and sunk 44 miles SSW of Gabo Island by I-27. Out of her 42 crew members whom she was carrying, 38 of them were killed, with the survivors being picked up by SS Mulbera.[2]
Official number and code letters
Official numbers were a forerunner to IMO Numbers. Iron Crown had the UK Official Number 151806 and used the Code Letters VJDK. [1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Llyods Register 1938-39". Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
- ↑ "Broken Hill Proprietary". Mercantile Marine. Retrieved 18 June 2012.