SS Iron Knight (1937)
Iron Knight in 1940 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Australia | |
| Name | Iron Knight |
| Owner | Broken Hill Pty |
| Port of registry | Melbourne |
| Builder | Lithgows, Port Glasgow |
| Yard number | 902 |
| Launched | 27 August 1937 |
| Completed | October 1937 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sunk by torpedo, 8 February 1943 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | bulk carrier |
| Tonnage | 4,812 GRT, 2,737 NRT |
| Length | 404.5 ft (123.3 m) registered |
| Beam | 56.2 ft (17.1 m) |
| Draught | 23 ft 9 in (7.24 m) |
| Depth | 23.2 ft (7.1 m) |
| Decks | 1 |
| Installed power | 553 NHP |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 11 knots (20 km/h) |
| Crew | 50 |
| Sensors & processing systems | echo sounding device |
| Armament | DEMS |
| Notes | sister ships: Iron Baron, Iron King, Iron Chieftain |
SS Iron Knight was a bulk carrier that was built in Scotland in 1937 for the Australian Broken Hill Pty, Ltd (BHP) to carry iron ore. A Japanese submarine sank her by torpedo off the coast of New South Wales in 1943, killing 36 of her crew. A wreck that was identified as that of Iron Knight is protected by the Australian federal Underwater Cultural Heritage Act 2018.