SS Zealandia (1910)

Zealandia off Port Davey, Tasmania in 1933 (Photograph by Henry Allport)
History
Australia
Name	Zealandia
Namesake	New Zealand
Owner	Huddart Parker
Port of registry	Melbourne
Builder	John Brown & Company, Clydebank
Yard number	392
Launched	20 November 1909
Completed	May 1910
In service	1910
Out of service	1942
Identification	Official number 120764 Code letters TVPW (until 1933) Call sign VJLK (from 1934)
Nickname(s)	"Z" or "Zed"
Fate	Sunk in air raids on Darwin, 19 February 1942
General characteristics
Tonnage	6,683 GRT tonnage under deck 5,274 3,435 NRT
Length	410.3 feet (125.1 m) p/p
Beam	54.7 feet (16.7 m)
Draught	24 feet 2 inches (7.4 m)
Depth	23.4 feet (7.1 m)
Installed power	1,157 NHP
Propulsion	2 quadruple expansion engines, twin screws
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h)
Troops	800 troops and 1,800 tons of supplies (typical, as troopship)
Crew	144

SS Zealandia, nicknamed "Z" (or "Zed"), was an Australian cargo and passenger steamship. She served as a troopship in both World War I and World War II. Zealandia transported the Australian 8th Division. Her crew were the last Allied personnel to see HMAS Sydney, which was lost with all hands in 1941. Zealandia was sunk in the air raids on Darwin of 19 February 1942.