Last reported seen July 27, 1909 by SS Clan Maclntyre and never seen again
General characteristics
Type
passenger and cargo ship
Tonnage
9,339 GRT[1]
6,004 NRT[1]
10,000 DWT
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.
^ abcLloyd's Register of British andForeign Shipping. Vol. I.–Steamers. London: Lloyd's Register. 1909. WAL–WAR – via Internet Archive.
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