RAFA (Royal Australian Fleet Auxiliary) BILOELA

Australian
Australia (RAN)
Builder: Cockatoo Island Dockyard, Sydney
Laid down: 21 October 1918
Launched: 10 April 1919
Commissioned: 5 July 1920
Decommissioned: 14 November 1927
Fate: Sunk
General characteristics
Type: Collier
Displacement:
5,596 gross tons
3,366 net tons
Length: 382 ft 1 in (116.46 m) (overall)
Beam: 54 ft (16 m)
Draught: 22 ft 6 in (6.86 m)
Propulsion: Triple expansion reciprocating engines. 1 screw
Speed: 11 knots (20 km/h)
Complement: 70
Armament: Mountings for two 4-inch B.L. guns

Added from Wikipedia

RAFA Biloela was a fleet collier operated by the Royal Australian Navy from 1920 to 1927.

Biloela was built at Cockatoo Island Dockyard in Sydney, and was the first ship to be entirely built from Australian materials to an Australian design.

Construction started: October 21, 1918

Launched: April 10, 1919

Draft: 6.86 m

Builder: Cockatoo Island

Details: Wikipedia

Photo Credits: The late Allan Green collection Vic Australia