43rd Landing Company, Australian Army Used to transport vehicles and troops during the Second World War.
Construction:
Steel
Sunk:
1942 / 43
Size:
62.1 tonnes length 18.6m beam 5.4m depth 0.8m
Underwater:
laying upright in 10 metres of water, stripped of engines her many compartments are open to view a variety of fish and marine life. Divers: this wreck lies within moorings and caution needs to be taken of moving boats.
Built:
circa 1940 by Ford Motor Co., Geelong
Location:
Just upstream of the Perth Water Transport Unit of the Australian Army Depot about 50 metres from shore in 10 metres of water.
Sinking:
In trouble offshore Fremantle in 1942 – 43. Navy sent vessel to sink her, but instead towed her back and moored her to the torpedo jetty in Swan. Broke free in a storm and sank where she now lies.
