ST Brolga

For other ships with the same name, see Brolga (ship).

History

Name:	Llangwyn Brolga Albert San
Owner:	New South Wales Government Fisheries Coastal Trawling Company
Port of registry:	Sydney
Builder:	Smiths Dock Company, South Bank
Yard number:	593
Launched:	17 November 1914
Completed:	January 1915
Identification:	UK Official Number: 152168
Fate:	Wrecked in 1926
History
Australia
Name:	Brolga
In service:	April 1917
Out of service:	February 1918
Fate:	Returned to owners in 1918
General characteristics
Class and type:	Castle class trawler
Tonnage:	219 gross ton
Length:	117 ft (36 m)
Beam:	22 ft (6.7 m)
Propulsion:	Triple expansion engine

ST Brolga was an auxiliary minesweeper operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Brolga was operated commercially as a fishing boat until she was acquired in April 1917 for minesweeping duties during World War I. Brolga was returned to her owners in February 1918.

Fate

Albert San was wrecked on 13 August 1926 and declared a total loss.

References

http://www.teesbuiltships.co.uk/smiths/19101915/brolga1915.htm

Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1926

Shipwrecks	11 Feb: Heian Maru 9 Apr: Sylvanus 1 Jun: Washington Irving 8 Jun: Atlantus 2 Jul: Queen of Nassau 9 Aug: HMS H29 13 Aug: Albert San 2 Sep: HMAS Platypus II 14 Sep: Roseway September (unknown date): HMS Raleigh 26 Nov: Andrios 30 Nov: City of Bangor 18 Dec: Swiks Unknown date: Sapona

Other incidents	11 Jan: Empress of Asia 12 Jan: Empress January (unknown date): Cameronia 10 Mar: America 9 Apr: Aeolus 16 Jul: Brulin 20 Aug: Espagne 25 Aug: Ambria August (unknown date): Cameronia 5 Sep: HMS Cockchafer 1 Nov: HMS R4 9 Dec: Sac City 24 Dec: HMS Thunderer 26 Dec: Franconia Unknown date: America, Otranto

1925 1927

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