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Kangaroo

M.S. Kangaroo,Fremantle. Owned by State Shipping Service 1915-1938. Built 1915 by Harland and Wolff, Glasgow. Tonnage 4433 gross, 2706 net. Dimensions 365' by 50', 111.2 by 15.2 metres. Speed 14 knots. Had a diesel engine, unique as it was the first time an Australian owned ship had been fitted with this type of machinery. Visited Fremantle on 21.01.1916. 1938 sold to Moller & Co. of Shanghai and renamed Norah Moller.

Information Source: Peter Ploughman

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