HMAS Mallina

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For other ships with the same name, see SS Seiko Maru and SS Siberia Maru.

SS Mallina
History
Name
  • Mallina (1909–29)
  • Seiko Maru (1929–35)
  • Siberia Maru No. 3 (1935–37)
  • Siberia Maru (1937–44)
Owner
  • Australian United Steam Navigation Company
    , (1909-1914, 1915–1929)
  • Royal Australian Navy (1914–15)
  • Machida Shokai K.K. (1929–34)
  • Kita Nippon Kisen K.K. (1934–40)
  • Nipponkai Kisen K.K. (1940–41)
  • Imperial Japanese Army (1941–44)
Port of registry
BuilderHarland & Wolff, Belfast
Yard number407
Launched25 March 1909
Completed29 April 1909
Maiden voyage30 April 1909
Identification
  • United Kingdom Official Number 115622 (1909–29)
  • Japanese Official Number 34428 (1929–44)
  • Code Letters TSGF (1929–34)
  • Code Letters JDPC (1934–44)
FateSunk 24 September 1944
General characteristics
Tonnage
  • 3,213 GRT, 1,625 NRT (1909–34)
  • 3,099 GRT, 1,629 NRT (1934–44)
Length330.5 ft (100.74 m)
Beam44.3 ft (13.50 m)
Draught26.1 ft (7.96 m)
Depth23.3 ft (7.10 m)
Installed powerQuadruple expansion steam engine, 643 nhp
PropulsionScrew propeller
Speed13.5 knots (25.0 km/h) (service), 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h) (maximum)
Complement
  • 37 (Mallina, 1909)
  • 86 (Siberia Maru, 1944)

HMAS Mallina was a 3,213 

Task Force 38
and sunk with the loss of 158 of the 2,382 people on board.

Description

Mallina was 330.5 feet (100.74 m) long, with a beam of 44.3 feet (13.50 m). She had a depth of 23.3 feet (7.10 m) and a draught of 26.1 feet (7.96 m). She was powered by a

quadruple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of 24½ inches (62 cm), 35 inches (89 cm), 50 inches (130 cm) and 75 inches (190 cm) diameter by 54 inches (140 cm) stroke. The engine was built by Harland & Wolff, Belfast. It drove a single screw propeller,[1] and could propel her at 13.5 knots (25.0 km/h),[2] although 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h) was achieved during her sea trials.[3] In 1909, she had a complement of 37.[4]

History

Mallina was built as

£70,000.[5][6] She was launched from slip 6 on 25 March 1909. Mallina was completed on 29 April.[2][7] Mallina was allocated the United Kingdom Official Number 115622.[8]

Mallina departed from Belfast on 30 April for her maiden voyage, which was for delivery to her owners.

coal hulk Maida in the Brisbane River at Brisbane. Lady Norman was forced against Lady Musgrove and Maida was forced against Chillagoe.[14]

Mallina was requisitioned by the Royal Australian Navy in May 1914 for use as a store carrier and

collier. She was commissioned in August as HMAS Mallina.[15][16] She participated during the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force occupation of German New Guinea and later in concert with HMAS Australia in its search for Vizeadmiral Maximilian von Spee's German squadron in the Pacific Ocean. She also supplied Royal Navy vessels patrolling off Central America.[5] In February 1915,[16] HMAS Mallina was decommissioned and returned to the Australian United Steam Navigation Company.[5] On 11 May 1921, a sailor on Mallina fell through an open hatchway on the ship to his death. Her captain was fined A£15 for not having watchmen on duty guarding the open hatchway.[17] On 13 December 1928, Mallina ran aground in the Brisbane River near the Victoria Bridge, Brisbane.[18]

In July 1929, Mallina was sold to the Machida Shokai K.K. and was renamed Seiko Maru.

Rashin route. On 30 January 1940. Siberia Maru was sold to the Nipponkai Kisen K.K. Her port of registry was changed to Tokyo.[5]

In November 1941, Siberia Maru was requisitioned by the Imperial Japanese Army. She was later converted to a byōinsen (hospital ship). Official notification of her status as a hospital ship was given on 29 October 1942. She also served as a troopship. An example of this use is that she departed from Ujina for Qinhuangdao on 18 December 1942, carrying troops of the 55th Independent Engineer Battalion. In 1944, she was reclassified as a transport ship.[5]

Fate

On 20 September 1944, Siberia Maru departed from

Task Force 38
. Siberia Maru was bombed and set afire. She sank at 11°54′56″N 123°10′08″E / 11.91556°N 123.16889°E / 11.91556; 123.16889 with the loss of 158 lives. The wreck was salvaged by USS Chanticleer between 28 June and 14 July 1945.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Lloyds Shipping Register (1937-38)" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Mallina". The Yard. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  3. ^ "The Mallina". The Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate. 1 July 1909. p. 4.
  4. ^ "Mallina". State Records Authority of New South Wales. Archived from the original on 27 June 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i Hackett, Bob; Muehlthaler, Erich. "IJA Hospital Ship/Transport SIBERIA MARU: Tabular Record of Movement". Combined Fleet. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  6. ^ "The Marine Insurance Market". The Times. No. 38992. London. 22 June 1909. col E, p. 15.
  7. ^ "New A.U.S.N. Liner Mallina". The Sydney Morning Herald, Tuesday 8 June 1909, p.8. 8 June 1909. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  8. ^ "ON110000". Mariners. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  9. ^ "The Mallina". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate. 12 June 1909. p. 4.
  10. ^ "The grounding of the Mallina". Brisbane Courier. 29 June 1909. p. 6.
  11. ^ "Recent Strandings". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 June 1909. p. 9.
  12. ^ "The Mallina". Daily Commercial News and Shipping List. 12 July 1909. p. 4.
  13. ^ "The Steamer Mallina". Morning Bulletin. 23 July 1909. p. 4.
  14. ^ "Shipping Accident". Daily Mercury. 26 January 1910. p. 4.
  15. ^ "Joytown". Daily Standard. 12 May 1914. p. 3.
  16. ^ a b "Oilers in the Royal Australian Navy". Navy History. 24 September 1985. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  17. ^ "Uncovered hatches". The Telegraph. 21 June 1921. p. 2.
  18. ^ "Aground in River". The Telegraph. 13 December 1928. p. 8.
  19. ^ "Shipping Sales". The Daily Commercial News and Shipping List. 1 August 1929. p. 4.
  20. ^ Lloyd's of London (1930). "Steamers and Motorships" (PDF). Lloyd's Register. Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  21. ^ Lloyd's of London (1934). "Navires a Vapeur et a Moteurs" (PDF). Lloyd's Register. Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  22. ^ Lloyd's of London (1935). "Navires a Vapeur et a Moteurs" (PDF). Plimsoll Ship Data. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  23. ^ "Change of Name". Daily Commercial News and Shipping List. 29 May 1936. p. 4.

Sources

  • Wilson, Michael; Royal Australian Navy 21st Century Warships, Naval auxiliaries 1911 to 1999 including Defence Maritime Services, Profile No. 4 - Revised Edition, Topmill Pty Ltd, Marrickville.
    ISBN 978-1-876270-72-8
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