MV Koolama (1937)

Koolama docked at low tide at Broome, c. 1940
Koolama docked at low tide at Broome, c. 1940
History
Australia
NameKoolama
OwnerGovernment of Western Australia
OperatorWestern Australia State Shipping Service
Port of registryFremantle
BuilderHarland & Wolff Ltd., Govan
Yard number1003
Launched16 December 1937
In service23 May 1938
IdentificationOfficial number: 140184
FateBombed and sunk, February/March 1942
General characteristics [1]
TypeCargo/passenger motor ship
Tonnage
Length348 ft (106 m) o/a
Beam52 ft 2 in (15.90 m)
Depth18 ft 6 in (5.64 m)
Propulsion2 × Burmeister & Wain 808 nhp oil-fuelled engines, 2 shafts
Armament
  • 1 × 50 mm (2.0 in) gun
  • 2 × Vickers .303 machine guns

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.

  1. ^ "MV KOOLAMA". Clyde-built Ship Database. 2013. Archived from the original on 18 December 2011. Retrieved 29 June 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)