Barrabool
Ship Number
584
Vessel Type
Passenger Ship
Built
Belfast
Yard
East Yard
Slip Number
9
Launch Date
November 3, 1921
Delivered
March 30, 1922
Owner
Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co
Weight
13143 grt
BP Length
519-11 feet
Breadth
64 feet
No. of Screws
Twin
Speed (approx)
14.5 knots
Propulsion
Two four cylinder quadruple expansion steam engines, 9500ihp
Official No.
145424
Registered
Belfast
Fate
Scrapped
Barrabool

Sisters: Ballarat, Balranald, Baradine, and Bendigo
 
One funnel, two masts, twin screw and a speed of 13 knots. There was a capacity for 490-3rd class, 700-steerage class as necessary; she commenced sailing between London, Cape Town, Melbourne and Sydney in 1922.
 
In 1929 she was rebuilt to 13,062 tons, fitted with new turbines and boilers and converted from coal to oil fuel, increasing her speed to 15 knots.
 
On 3rd September 1929 she started London - Malta - Colombo - Melbourne and Sydney sailings (occasionally from Liverpool).
 
She started her last sailing on 9th April 1936 and was then sold to the British Government as a troop transport, but was resold the same year and scrapped at Bo'ness, Firth Of Forth, Scotland.
 
[Great Passenger Ships of the World by Arnold Kludas, vol.2] [North Star to Southern Cross by John M.Maber] [Merchant Fleets by Duncan Haws, vol.1, P&O, Orient & Blue Anchor Lines]