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World War 1, Middle East, TSS Indarra, 1916

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1916

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Messes, Rations, Cooking, Meals and Catering

Overview

Postcard of dining room in TSS "Indarra"

Historical information

TSS Indarra, a twin screw steamship, was the largest and most luxurious of all the AUSN ships (Australasian United Steam Navigation Company, Fremantle). Built by William Denny & Brothers at Dumbarton in 1913. She came in at 9,735 gross tons and was 451 feet long and could carry 470 passengers. After war service she was briefly chartered to the Orient Line and then put up for sale. Sold to Lloyd Royal Belge (Great Britain) Ltd. in 1920 for the Brazilian service she was re-named "Paes de Waes". She didn't and the company failed to meet repayments. She was repossessed by AUSN in 1925 and then in turn sold to Osaka Shosen Kaisha and renamed "Horai Maru". OSK removed some of her accommodation thus improving her stability. She was sunk in the Sunda Strait by American aircraft on 2nd March 1942.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-32-P1997.63.2d

Item type

Postcards

Themes

War and Conflict > World War 1

Year

1916

Australian Army Museum of Western Australia

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