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By 7pm, Eggleston and his party had unloaded most of the cargo, including army vehicles and other military equipment. The pumps were run throughout the night and unloading resumed at 6.00 am. However, the pumps were becoming clogged with mud and the ship was still taking water. Just after 7.00 am on
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Kawanishis – led by Lieutenant Commander Tsunaki Yonehara – attacked the ship again, over a period of 30 minutes. Three bombs hit the ship. One 60 kg (132 lb) bomb, dropped from a height of 800 m (2,625 ft), went through wooden decking, struck a civilian passenger,
496:(later known as Kalumburu), almost 100 kilometres (80 mi) away, arrived to take the sick, wounded and women passengers to the mission, a journey of 24 hours. After enduring a week on the shore, most of the passengers and crew members began to walk to Drysdale River, guided by a priest.
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on the bomb struck the back of his head, peeling away the scalp as far as his nose, along with a piece of his skull. Although
Plummer's brain was partly exposed, he remained alive, albeit unconscious. The bomb also caused injuries to his arm and foot. Two other passengers were also injured.
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and regular civilian passengers. Although the soldiers on board were armed only with rifles, the ship carried a 50 mm (1.97 in) gun on its rear poop deck, which was intended for use against submarines and could not be aimed above level for anti-aircraft purposes.
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could accommodate about 200 passengers and 90 crew, 500 live cattle and had a freezer hold for cargo such as meat. She was used mostly for passenger and general freight transport on coastal routes in
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Drysdale River to Darwin, for more intensive medical treatment. He underwent more than 40 operations resulting from his injuries, but lived until the early 1980s.
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Eggleston and his first officer, Ken
Reynolds – who was also a qualified ship's master – disagreed regarding the best course of action. The captain wanted to refloat
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Inquiry exonerated all the crew members of any wrongdoing. Both Eggleston and Reynolds had long careers, including positions as
503:, with Eggleston, 18 crew members, three civilian passengers and two military personnel, was refloated and set off for Wyndham. The bomb damage, including blown
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Raymond
Theodore "Bluey" Plummer, glancing blows to his head, arm and foot, before falling into an engine room and exploding. Plummer was facing down and a
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approached the port on the morning of 2 March, about 24 hours after leaving
Rulhieres Bay, its pumps could no longer keep up with the inflow of water.
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she sailed for
Australia on 7 April. The ship entered service on 23 May, sailing north from Fremantle to Darwin, calling at various ports in between.
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302:. Her official displacement was 4,068 tons (4133 tonnes), she was 348 feet (106 m) long, with a beam of 54 feet, and had diesel engines driving two
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One man had died while walking to
Drysdale River and he was buried at the mission. He was the only fatality resulting from the attacks on the
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Rulhieres Bay were rescued by flying boat, and arrived in Broome on 3 March 1942, just after a
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should be abandoned. The crew split into two factions along these lines. Because of this, some people later accused Reynolds of mutiny.
334:, Captain Jack Eggleston, his officers, and crew travelled to Glasgow in early 1938 to take delivery of the ship, and after successful
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was unsuccessful. The hull was raised the following year, only to clear Wyndham harbour. It was towed out to sea and scuttled.
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was down at the stern and listing to starboard. At about 4.45 pm the ship rolled onto its side in the shallow water. It was
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is sometimes confused with another State Ships vessel of a similar design,
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547:. A further 19 men had to wait for the return of the mission lugger.
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377:– still under Captain Eggleston – sailed from Fremantle, bound for
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attack on Wyndham. This air raid caused no apparent damage to the
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692:"The Koolama : New State Ship Expected at Fremantle in May"
580:
2003 - Malice or Mutiny: The Koolama Incident (dir. Ingo Helbig)
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370:. On the return voyage she carried Dutch refugees to Darwin.
958:(documentary film; Storyteller Productions: Willetton, WA)
466:, using the high tide, and head back to the small port of
766:. 3 November 2003. Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
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606:. 2013. Archived from the original on 18 December 2011
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out of action, Eggleston decided to beach the ship in
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personnel and equipment, as well as some convicts on
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656:"Scuttled and Abandoned Ships in Australian Waters"
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1041:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in February 1942
3455:Coastal defences of Australia during World War II
507:, was worsened by the stress of movement, and as
459:, Japanese planes attacked again without effect.
401:At 11.30 am on 20 February 1942, a day after the
720:. Carnarvon, Western Australia: 2. 6 April 1938.
1748:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in March 1942
738:. Carnarvon, Western Australia: 4. 20 May 1938.
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2557:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1948
654:Parsons, Ronald; Plunkett, Geoff (1998).
3518:World War II merchant ships of Australia
966:. Kenthurst, NSW: Rosenberg Publishing.
934:Clarke, R. G. (1998). "Question 37/97".
732:"New State Ship Commences Maiden Voyage"
82:Western Australia State Shipping Service
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1003:Australian National Shipwreck Database
956:Malice or Mutiny: The Koolama Incident
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768:Malice or Mutiny: The Koolama Incident
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342:War service and the "Koolama incident"
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3543:Western Australia during World War II
3212:Western Australia during World War II
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413:, when it was attacked by a Japanese
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398:mounted on each side of the bridge.
141:Bombed and sunk, February/March 1942
3548:Maritime incidents in February 1942
564:, with the State Shipping Service.
519:, led by Toshitada Kawazoi, made a
197:52 ft 2 in (15.90 m)
3513:Military attacks against Australia
403:first Japanese air raids on Darwin
205:18 ft 6 in (5.64 m)
14:
354:carried members of the ill-fated
3568:Ships built by Harland and Wolff
3553:Maritime incidents in March 1942
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545:devastating air raid on the town
231:1 Ă— 50 mm (2.0 in) gun
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3533:Shipwrecks of Western Australia
3523:Ships sunk by Japanese aircraft
3388:Auxiliary Albany Submarine Base
567:In 1947, an attempt to refloat
396:Vickers 0.303-inch machine guns
298:250,000, and was registered at
98:Harland & Wolff Ltd., Govan
74:Government of Western Australia
3528:Ships built on the River Clyde
3439:Rockingham Naval Memorial Park
665:(2nd ed.). Archived from
267:resulting from these attacks.
1:
3538:Kimberley (Western Australia)
492:from the nearest settlement,
221:oil-fuelled engines, 2 shafts
700:Carnarvon, Western Australia
985:. Perth, WA: Artlook Books.
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3558:Maritime incidents in 1948
813:, pp. 36, 47, 56, 90.
3408:Roebuck Bay Seaplane Base
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624:: CS1 maint: unfit URL (
603:Clyde-built Ship Database
409:was off the coast of the
186:348 ft (106 m)
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3312:Fremantle submarine base
515:3 March, eight Japanese
146:General characteristics
3563:World War II shipwrecks
3434:Rockingham War Memorial
3393:Princess Royal Fortress
3244:Emergency of March 1944
3239:Emergency of March 1942
983:The Kalumburu War Diary
441:internal communications
368:Netherlands East Indies
358:and their equipment to
3489:-15.449783; 128.101066
3429:Fremantle War Memorial
3403:Exmouth Submarine Base
3378:Corunna Downs Airfield
1883:Koning der Nederlanden
981:Perez, Eugene (1981).
562:Marine Superintendents
494:Drysdale River Mission
292:State Shipping Service
278:was built in 1937, by
32:docked at low tide at
3123:June (unknown date):
954:Helbig, Ingo (2003).
936:Warship International
702:: 3. 5 February 1938.
373:On 10 February 1942,
215:Burmeister & Wain
3373:Bibra Lake AWAS Camp
3275:No. 85 Squadron RAAF
3270:No. 25 Squadron RAAF
3265:No. 14 Squadron RAAF
964:The Koolama Incident
962:Loane, Bill (2004).
763:George Negus Tonight
672:on 17 September 2007
457:saltwater crocodiles
455:, inhabited by many
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3342:Oliver Hill Battery
3304:Fremantle Fortress‎
2632:Gertrude L. Thebaud
900:on 7 September 2006
792:on 7 September 2006
271:General description
3357:Swanbourne Battery
3327:Challenger Battery
3088:Schleswig-Holstein
2605:Joseph V. Connolly
2461:Imperial Transport
894:The People's Voice
786:The People's Voice
663:Environment.gov.au
480:On 25 February, a
312:Western Australian
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3234:Attack on Broome
3226:Sinking of HMAS
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904:24 September
902:. Retrieved
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2001:HNLMS
1978:HNLMS
1914:HNLMS
1881:HNLMS
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1867:HNLMS
1860:HNLMS
1849:Don Esteban
1840:HNLMS
1780:HNLMS
1545:Jacob Jones
1520:HNLMS
1513:HNLMS
1485:HNLMS
1455:Empire Celt
1393:HNLMS
1343:Empire Seal
1285:HNLMS
1274:HNLMS
1233:HNLMS
1205:Grasshopper
1102:China Arrow
1085:India Arrow
1065:W. L. Steed
998:"Koolama I"
890:"Kalumburu"
575:Documentary
533:written off
486:Benedictine
418:flying boat
330:The ship's
173:2,113
167:4,068
122:23 May 1938
103:Yard number
3573:1937 ships
3502:Categories
3472:15°26′59″S
3146:Maristella
3114:HMAS
2927:HMCS
2863:Wainwright
2850:HMAS
2564:Shipwrecks
2518:April 1942
2388:China Maru
2378:Takao Maru
2366:HMAS
2157:E.M. Clark
2061:Tenyo Maru
2055:KongĹŤ Maru
2039:Smyshlyony
2009:Nyggjaberg
1957:HMAS
1847:USAT
1808:HMAS
1755:Shipwrecks
1709:March 1942
1577:Marblehead
1528:R.P. Resor
1375:Miraflores
1367:USAT
1360:HMAS
1337:Don Isidro
1176:Skanderbeg
1157:HMCS
1075:Talthybius
1048:Shipwrecks
585:References
484:crewed by
364:West Timor
336:sea trials
304:propellers
210:Propulsion
156:motor ship
119:In service
3422:Memorials
3366:Locations
3260:III Corps
3026:Pensacola
3024:USS
2981:USS
2970:USS
2959:USS
2948:USS
2916:USS
2905:USS
2894:USS
2885:Gasconade
2883:USS
2872:USS
2861:USS
2845:Conyngham
2843:USS
2822:USS
2811:USS
2804:USS
2793:USS
2782:USS
2775:USS
2764:USS
2753:USS
2742:USS
2731:USS
2720:USS
2713:USS
2702:USS
2691:USS
2680:USS
2673:USS
2662:USS
2641:USS
2620:USS
2470:USS
2449:USS
2404:Komintern
2359:USS
2348:HMS
2313:Unknown:
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2263:Equipoise
2249:USS
2238:HMS
2231:HMS
2224:HMS
2209:Southwold
2207:HMS
2176:HMS
2131:Vortigern
2129:HMS
2076:HMS
2015:Uniwaleco
1946:USS
1928:Asheville
1926:USS
1903:Toendjoek
1895:USS
1890:Pillsbury
1888:USS
1823:Rooseboom
1815:USS
1801:USS
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1775:Encounter
1773:HMS
1766:USS
1661:USS
1656:Greenling
1654:USS
1627:USS
1586:USS
1575:USS
1543:USS
1522:Kortenaer
1506:HMS
1499:USS
1492:HMS
1487:De Ruyter
1443:HMS
1407:Zealandia
1395:Piet Hein
1386:USS
1355:Mauna Loa
1312:USS
1301:Soerabaja
1292:USS
1269:Paramount
1267:USS
1254:USS
1235:Van Ghent
1210:HMS
1203:HMS
1192:HMS
1183:John Mahn
1168:HMS
1159:Spikenard
1150:USS
1141:Natsushio
1135:Lafayette
1094:HMS
948:0043-0374
539:Aftermath
453:mangroves
411:Kimberley
300:Fremantle
90:Fremantle
55:Australia
36:, c. 1940
3448:See also
3291:MV
3133:20 Jul:
3112:11 Apr:
3059:22 Nov:
3043:17 Nov:
3036:Hopestar
3033:14 Nov:
3022:10 Nov:
3016:disaster
3010:30 Oct:
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2979:16 Oct:
2957:24 Sep:
2950:Searaven
2946:11 Sep:
2936:29 Aug:
2925:19 Aug:
2918:Skipjack
2914:11 Aug:
2903:31 Jul:
2892:25 Jul:
2881:21 Jul:
2874:New York
2852:Vendetta
2834:Altalena
2831:16 Jun:
2820:25 May:
2802:12 May:
2791:11 May:
2762:24 Apr:
2751:19 Apr:
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2700:10 Mar:
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2650:12 Feb:
2639:10 Feb:
2615:Hanazuki
2602:29 Jan:
2592:19 Jan:
2582:10 Jan:
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2440:Kingston
2437:22 Mar:
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2401:11 Mar:
2385:10 Mar:
2303:30 Mar:
2290:Hertford
2287:29 Mar:
2280:Raceland
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2195:23 Mar:
2185:21 Mar:
2178:Heythrop
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2111:14 Mar:
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2046:10 Mar:
1996:Arabutan
1842:Banckert
1782:Evertsen
1652:28 Feb:
1636:25 Feb:
1629:Thresher
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1615:22 Feb:
1605:20 Feb:
1598:Shch-421
1595:19 Feb:
1584:18 Feb:
1541:28 Feb:
1483:27 Feb:
1476:Cassimir
1473:26 Feb:
1466:disaster
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1441:23 Feb:
1425:22 Feb:
1418:KurtuluĹź
1415:21 Feb:
1321:19 Feb:
1283:18 Feb:
1256:Detector
1252:17 Feb:
1242:16 Feb:
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1201:14 Feb:
1190:13 Feb:
1166:12 Feb:
1148:11 Feb:
676:17 April
620:cite web
521:strafing
320:Koolinda
290:for the
288:Scotland
226:Armament
133:: 140184
111:Launched
79:Operator
3293:Koolama
3143:3 Aug:
3082:Koolama
3072:Kiangya
3069:4 Dec:
2968:5 Oct:
2896:LST-661
2870:8 Jul:
2859:5 Jul:
2841:2 Jul:
2813:LST-545
2777:Briscoe
2773:6 May:
2733:Mayrant
2729:4 Apr:
2715:Mugford
2704:Bracken
2689:9 Mar:
2671:8 Mar:
2629:6 Feb:
2612:3 Feb:
2575:Podolsk
2572:9 Jan:
2375:5 Mar:
2357:4 Mar:
2340:2 Mar:
2167:Papoose
2022:8 Mar:
1993:7 Mar:
1986:Rononia
1976:6 Mar:
1966:5 Mar:
1955:4 Mar:
1934:Koolama
1924:3 Mar:
1897:Stewart
1876:K XVIII
1837:2 Mar:
1796:Houston
1763:1 Mar:
1608:Koolama
1573:4 Feb:
1534:Tembien
1508:Jupiter
1501:Langley
1494:Electra
1401:Portmar
1381:Neptuna
1314:Truxtun
1307:Surcouf
1276:Van Nes
1245:Monagas
1194:Tempest
1181:V-1302
1125:9 Feb:
1115:6 Feb:
1096:Arbutus
1092:5 Feb:
1082:4 Feb:
1072:3 Feb:
1056:2 Feb:
1006:. 2013.
610:29 June
569:Koolama
555:Koolama
529:Koolama
525:Koolama
509:Koolama
501:Koolama
472:Koolama
468:Wyndham
464:Koolama
449:Koolama
437:Koolama
430:tailfin
407:Koolama
394:varied
392:Koolama
375:Koolama
352:Koolama
316:Koolama
308:Koolama
284:Glasgow
276:Koolama
252:Koolama
236:Vickers
162:Tonnage
95:Builder
65:Koolama
42:History
30:Koolama
3228:Sydney
3219:Events
3116:Barcoo
3052:U-1105
2983:Hughes
2929:Arleux
2907:Nevada
2795:Barrow
2784:Catron
2755:Dawson
2744:Mustin
2693:SC-632
2682:Wilson
2664:Banner
2653:Soegio
2622:Trippe
2595:Oriana
2368:Tambar
2350:Walney
2316:Emilia
2233:Legion
2226:Jaguar
2104:Tolten
1869:K XIII
1789:Exeter
1768:Edsall
1588:Wilkes
1461:Struma
1299:HNLMS
1294:Pollux
970:
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505:rivets
482:lugger
379:Darwin
332:master
265:mutiny
183:Length
34:Broome
3284:Ships
3253:Units
3014:luzzu
3012:Gozo
2972:Skate
2806:Butte
2766:Stack
2722:Rhind
2430:U-753
2414:Olean
2361:Sargo
2322:Panay
2306:U-585
2257:U-587
2215:U-655
2188:Vamar
2124:U-503
2114:U-133
2088:Texan
2078:Naiad
1959:Yarra
1948:Perch
1855:Ha-13
1829:U-656
1810:Perth
1803:Pecos
1428:Hanne
1388:Peary
1369:Meigs
1362:Mavie
1349:Kelat
1287:K VII
1212:Li Wo
1170:Maori
1152:Shark
1059:U-581
670:(PDF)
659:(PDF)
420:near
381:with
366:, in
360:Ambon
202:Depth
71:Owner
3172:1949
3159:1947
3094:Take
3046:EK-3
2961:Tuna
2501:1943
2493:1942
2485:1941
2472:Drum
2451:Gato
2251:Atik
1969:Auby
1941:Mary
1817:Pope
1692:1943
1684:1942
1676:1941
1663:S-17
1555:I-23
1515:Java
1434:Sama
1133:USS
1118:U-82
968:ISBN
944:ISSN
940:XXXV
906:2006
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678:2007
626:link
612:2013
362:and
239:.303
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213:2 Ă—
194:Beam
151:Type
138:Fate
106:1003
61:Name
2296:Z26
2240:P39
1939:SS
1862:K X
1645:I-6
1639:I-5
1445:P38
282:of
250:MV
219:nhp
188:o/a
175:NRT
169:GRT
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