&sq=&lang=&file=File:HMT_Boorara.jpg) The ship operating as HMT Boorara during the First World War
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| History | |
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| Name | Pfalz |
| Operator | Norddeutscher Lloyd |
| Port of registry | Bremen (until 1914); Syra (after 1926) |
| Route | Bremerhaven – Cape Town – Australia (for NDL) |
| Builder | Bremer Vulkan |
| Yard number | 570 |
| Launched | 8 November 1913 |
| Completed | 19 December 1913 |
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| Fate | Wrecked 1937 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Rheinland-class cargo ship |
| Tonnage | 6,557 GRT[1] |
| Length | 472.6 ft (144.0 m)[1] |
| Beam | 59.2 ft (18.0 m)[1] |
| Draught | 36.8 ft (11.2 m)[1] |
| Installed power | 470 NHP[1] |
| Propulsion | triple expansion steam engine built by North East Marine Engineering Co, Newcastle-upon-Tyne;[1] single screw |
| Speed | 12.5 knots (23.2 km/h) |
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Pfalz was a 6,557-ton cargo steamer operated by German shipping company Norddeutscher Lloyd.[2] The ship became the target of the first shot fired by Australian forces in World War I, soon after departing the Port of Melbourne in Australia.[3]
- ^ a b c d e f g "Details of the Ship: Name: Pfalz". Plimsoll ShipData. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ^ "Norddeutsche Lloyd (NDL)". Retrieved 2 July 2007.
- ^ "Point Nepean Forts Conservation Management Plan" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2007. Retrieved 2 July 2007.