SS Wyola was a 306 GRT steam tug built in 1912 by JT Eltringham & Co of South Shields, England[1] for the Swan River Shipping Company of Western Australia.[2][3]Wyola was 125 ft (38 m) long between perpendiculars, had a beam of 24.7 ft (7.5 m), a depth of 13.1 ft (4.0 m) and a draught of 14 ft 0 in (4.3 m).[4] Her 179 NHP (1,200 horsepower) triple-expansion engine gave Wyola a speed of 11.5 kn (21.3 km/h). She was also fitted with a powerful salvage pump, making her one of the most powerful tugs in Australia at that time.[5]
Remains of the hull of Wyola on O'Connor beach 2013
While being delivered to Fremantle, Wyola was sent to rescue the barqueConcordia, which had been grounded by a cyclone that hit Depuch Island in early 1912.[6]
On 13 June 1920 Wyola sailed from Fremantle Harbour into a storm to rescue the steamship Kingsmere, which had lost her rudder while crossing the Great Australian Bight.[7]
On 5 January 1921 Wyola arrived in Carnarvon, WA to rescue the State Shipping Service of Western Australia steamship Kwinana, which was on fire. The tug's crew sank Kwinana in shallow water at her moorings to extinguish the fire, and then raised her by pumping her out with the tug's pump.[8]
In 1933 Wyola underwent repairs on the Fremantle slips, when some of her plates were so worn that a hole was accidentally knocked through one.[9][10]
In 1970 Wyola was dismantled at Robb Jetty, south of Fremantle. Her remains are buried in the sand at CY O'Connor Beach in North Coogee, with some of her stern still visible.[1]
Referencesedit
^ abVisit the Fremantle Wreck Trail(PDF), Western Australian Museum, retrieved 29 May 2013
^"New Tug for Fremantle". The West Australian. Perth, WA: National Library of Australia. 8 October 1912. p. 9. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
^"The S.S. Wyola". The Daily News. Perth, WA: National Library of Australia. 22 July 1912. p. 5 Edition: Third. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
wyola, steam, built, 1912, eltringham, south, shields, england, swan, river, shipping, company, western, australia, wyola, long, between, perpendiculars, beam, depth, draught, horsepower, triple, expansion, engine, gave, wyola, speed, also, fitted, with, power. SS Wyola was a 306 GRT steam tug built in 1912 by JT Eltringham amp Co of South Shields England 1 for the Swan River Shipping Company of Western Australia 2 3 Wyola was 125 ft 38 m long between perpendiculars had a beam of 24 7 ft 7 5 m a depth of 13 1 ft 4 0 m and a draught of 14 ft 0 in 4 3 m 4 Her 179 NHP 1 200 horsepower triple expansion engine gave Wyola a speed of 11 5 kn 21 3 km h She was also fitted with a powerful salvage pump making her one of the most powerful tugs in Australia at that time 5 Remains of the hull of Wyola on O Connor beach 2013HistoryNameSS WyolaOwnerSwan River Shipping Company FremantleBuilderJT Eltringham amp Co South ShieldsYard number288Launched1 May 1912CompletedJuly 1912FateScrapped in 1970General characteristicsTypeTugboatTonnage306 gross register tons GRT 7 net register tons NRT Length125 ft 38 m Beam24 7 ft 7 5 m Depth13 1 ft 4 0 m Installed power170 nhp 1100 ihpPropulsionTriple expansion steam engineDesignationsWestern Australia Heritage RegisterOfficial nameWyola Wreck and Barge Remains Reference no 27013While being delivered to Fremantle Wyola was sent to rescue the barque Concordia which had been grounded by a cyclone that hit Depuch Island in early 1912 6 On 13 June 1920 Wyola sailed from Fremantle Harbour into a storm to rescue the steamship Kingsmere which had lost her rudder while crossing the Great Australian Bight 7 On 5 January 1921 Wyola arrived in Carnarvon WA to rescue the State Shipping Service of Western Australia steamship Kwinana which was on fire The tug s crew sank Kwinana in shallow water at her moorings to extinguish the fire and then raised her by pumping her out with the tug s pump 8 In 1933 Wyola underwent repairs on the Fremantle slips when some of her plates were so worn that a hole was accidentally knocked through one 9 10 In 1970 Wyola was dismantled at Robb Jetty south of Fremantle Her remains are buried in the sand at CY O Connor Beach in North Coogee with some of her stern still visible 1 References edit a b Visit the Fremantle Wreck Trail PDF Western Australian Museum retrieved 29 May 2013 New Tug for Fremantle The West Australian Perth WA National Library of Australia 8 October 1912 p 9 Retrieved 27 May 2013 The S S Wyola The Daily News Perth WA National Library of Australia 22 July 1912 p 5 Edition Third Retrieved 27 May 2013 Lloyd s Register Steamers amp Motorships PDF London Lloyd s Register 1930 Retrieved 16 September 2014 New Tug for Fremantle The Sydney Morning Herald Sydney NSW National Library of Australia 16 July 1912 p 10 Retrieved 27 May 2013 Engineer Torry Returning Williamstown Chronicle Williamstown VIC National Library of Australia 12 October 1912 p 2 Retrieved 27 May 2013 The Tug Wyola Daily News Perth WA National Library of Australia 14 June 1920 p 6 Edition Third Retrieved 27 May 2013 The Kwinana Fire Western Mail Perth WA National Library of Australia 3 February 1921 p 25 Retrieved 15 September 2014 Repairing the Wyola The Sunday Times Perth WA National Library of Australia 8 October 1933 p 20 Section First Retrieved 27 May 2013 A Lucky Break The Mirror Perth WA National Library of Australia 7 October 1933 p 1 Retrieved 27 May 2013 External links edit nbsp Media related to Wyola tugboat 1912 at Wikimedia Commons nbsp This Fremantle related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SS Wyola amp oldid 1176848773, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
