PARINGA

Statement of Significance

Physical Description
Hull Details	1 deck
Propulsion	Steam - Screw
Engine Builder	Triple expansion 1600 IHP
Number of Masts	0
Length / Breadth / Depth	230.2 Feet / 36.1 Feet / 13.9 Feet
History
Builder	Scott of Kinghorn Ltd
Built Date	1908
Built Port / Country	Kinghorn / England
Registration Number	5 of 1908
Registration Port / Country	Adelaide / Australia
Details	The steamer Paringa left Westerport towing the tanker Vincas. Both vessels were heading for Japan to be overhauled. After passing Wilsons Promontory in a heavy gale, the tow line was cast off and the Paringa was never seen again. Wreckage was recovered over a wide area of Bass Strait, but all 31 on board perished.
Voyage Details
Date Lost	Dec 1935
Voyage	from Melbourne to Osaka, Japan
Cargo	Towing tanker VINCAS to shipbreakers in Japan
Owner	Far Eastern Shipping Company, Hong Kong
Master of Vessel	Captain A. MacInnes
Weather conditions	SW gale
Cause of Loss	Hull plates opened up during storm, foundered without trace
Further Details
Number of Passengers	0
Number of Crew Members	31
Comments on Crew Members	5 officers (3 British officers and 2 Chinese holding service certificates issued by the Hong Kong Govt.), 26 Chinese seamen