 Postcard of Waratah, November 1908
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Waratah |
| Namesake | Waratah |
| Owner | W. Lund and Sons |
| Operator | Blue Anchor Line |
| Route | London – Durban – Adelaide |
| Ordered | September 1907 |
| Builder | Barclay, Curle & Co, Whiteinch |
| Cost | £139,900 |
| Yard number | 472 |
| Launched | 12 September 1908 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs JW Taverner |
| Completed | 23 October 1908 |
| Maiden voyage | 5 November 1908 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Disappeared without a trace off Durban July, 1909 |
| Notes | Last reported seen 27 July 1909 by Clan Maclntyre |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | passenger and cargo ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 465.0 ft (141.7 m) |
| Beam | 59.4 ft (18.1 m) |
| Depth | 35.0 ft (10.7 m) |
| Decks | 2 |
| Installed power | 1,003 nhp[1] |
| Propulsion | 2 × 4-cylinder quadruple expansion engines |
| Speed | About 13.5 kn (25.0 km/h) service speed. |
| Capacity | 432 passenger cabin berths, plus more than 600 berths in dormitories in the holds |
| Crew | 154 crew |
| Notes | Waratah had lifeboat and liferaft capacity for 921 people |
SS Waratah was a passenger and cargo steamship built in 1908 for the Blue Anchor Line to operate between Europe and Australia. In July 1909, on only her second voyage, the ship, en route from Durban to Cape Town along the coast of what is present-day South Africa, disappeared with 211 passengers and crew aboard. No trace of her has ever been found, and her fate remains unknown.
- ^ a b c Lloyd's Register of British andForeign Shipping. Vol. I.–Steamers. London: Lloyd's Register. 1909. WAL–WAR – via Internet Archive.