History | |
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Name | |
Owner |
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Builder | Mort's Dock, Sydney |
Launched | 28 March 1953 |
In service | 28 October 1953 |
Identification | IMO number: 5048215 |
Fate | Scrapped in 1985 |
History | |
Australia | |
Commissioned | 1 March 1967 |
Decommissioned | 8 May 1967 |
Honours and awards |
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Fate | Returned to civilian service |
General characteristics | |
Type | Cargo vessel |
Displacement |
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Length | 391 ft (119.18 m) o/a |
Beam | 53 ft (16.15 m) |
Draught | 20 ft 9 in (6.32 m) |
Propulsion | 2 x Doxford diesel developing engines, 4,250 horsepower (3,170 kW) |
Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
HMAS Boonaroo (also known as MV Boonaroo) was an Australian National Line cargo vessel used to support Australian forces fighting in the Vietnam War. She was the first Australian ship to be commissioned after the introduction of the Australian White Ensign.