Australian City (1)
This vessel was built by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company in 1964.
Gross tonnage: 17,042. Deadweight: 31,130. Launched 14-07-64.
The vessel was converted to a car carrier in Norway in 1969 and renamed Wilkawa.
| 1964 | Delivered as Australian City to Sir Wm Reardon Smith & Sons Ltd |
| 1969 | Name changed to Wilkawa |
| 1974 | Name changed to Chikuma |
| 1976 | Name changed to Marina |
| 1978 | LR Class Withdrawn |
| 1984 | Name changed to Miranda |
| 1986 | Broken Up by Unknown Shipbreaker in China. |
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| This photo was taken in 1965 on the vessel's first voyage. It was taken from the Sydney Harbour bridge as the vessel was proceeding to it's loading berth. | |
Australian City Page No.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] |
Wilkawa. Page No. [1] Memories from RSL staff. Page No. [1] |