&sq=&lang=&file=File:LISWA_009553d_Koolama.jpg) Koolama docked at low tide at Broome, c. 1940
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Australia | |
| Name | Koolama |
| Owner | Government of Western Australia |
| Operator | Western Australia State Shipping Service |
| Port of registry | Fremantle |
| Builder | Harland & Wolff Ltd., Govan |
| Yard number | 1003 |
| Launched | 16 December 1937 |
| In service | 23 May 1938 |
| Identification | Official number: 140184 |
| Fate | Bombed and sunk, February/March 1942 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type | Cargo/passenger motor ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 348 ft (106 m) o/a |
| Beam | 52 ft 2 in (15.90 m) |
| Depth | 18 ft 6 in (5.64 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 × Burmeister & Wain 808 nhp oil-fuelled engines, 2 shafts |
| Armament | |
MV Koolama was an Australian merchant vessel that sank as a result of several attacks by Japanese aircraft in February–March 1942. It was also the centre of the Koolama Incident, an alleged mutiny resulting from these attacks.
- ^ "MV KOOLAMA". Clyde-built Ship Database. 2013. Archived from the original on 18 December 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
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