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 Taroona, c. 1951
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Australia | |
| Name | Taroona |
| Namesake | Taroona, Tasmania |
| Owner | Tasmanian Steamers |
| Builder | Alexander Stephen & Sons, Glasgow |
| Yard number | 543 |
| Launched | 22 November 1934 |
| Completed | January 1935 |
| Out of service | 1959 |
| Greece | |
| Name | Hellas |
| Namesake | Hellas (Greece) |
| Owner | Typaldos Lines |
| Port of registry | Piraeus |
| Acquired | 1959 |
| Identification | IMO number: 5147011 |
| Fate | Scrapped at Aliağa in 1989. |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 4325 grt |
| Length | 108.08 m (354 ft 7 in) |
| Beam | 15.27 m (50 ft 1 in) |
| Draught | 4.60 m (15 ft 1 in) |
| Propulsion | 6 steam turbines single reduction geared to 2 screw shafts of 6000 shp, 3 water tube boilers fitted to burn oil |
| Speed | 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph), top speed of 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
SS Taroona was built in Linthouse, Glasgow by Alexander Stephen & Sons for Tasmanian Steamers, Australia. She was a steam turbine ship capable of 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph), but typically operated at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) for better fuel economy.