MV Nimbin
The Nimbin was a steel screw steamer built in 1927 at Copenhagen, that was the first motor vessel placed into the New South Wales coastal trade it was owned and operated by the North Coast Steam Navigation Company and was the first Australian registered merchant ship to be lost during World War II when it struck a mine laid by the German auxiliary cruiser Pinguin. The Nimbin was on its way from Coffs Harbour to its home port, Sydney, with a cargo of bundled three-ply timber and a large number of pigs. One third of the ship was blown away and it sank in three minutes. Seven men were killed. The remaining thirteen clung to bundles of plywood. Some hours later an air force plane from RAAF Base Rathmines saw the survivors and directed the coastal ship SS Bonalbo to the scene to pick up the sur
MV Nimbin
The Nimbin was a steel screw steamer built in 1927 at Copenhagen, that was the first motor vessel placed into the New South Wales coastal trade it was owned and operated by the North Coast Steam Navigation Company and was the first Australian registered merchant ship to be lost during World War II when it struck a mine laid by the German auxiliary cruiser Pinguin. The Nimbin was on its way from Coffs Harbour to its home port, Sydney, with a cargo of bundled three-ply timber and a large number of pigs. One third of the ship was blown away and it sank in three minutes. Seven men were killed. The remaining thirteen clung to bundles of plywood. Some hours later an air force plane from RAAF Base Rathmines saw the survivors and directed the coastal ship SS Bonalbo to the scene to pick up the sur
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active years end date
1940-12-05
active years start date
1927-09-14
builder
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maiden voyage
1927-06-21
ship beam (μ)
status
Sunk by Germannaval mine
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top speed (kmh)
2.24092e+1
Wikipage page ID
36,780,350
Wikipage revision ID
731,708,576
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Ship identification
Official Number: 155313
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Ship registry
Ship route
North Coast Butter Run
Ship type
Steel Motor Vessel
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The Nimbin was a steel screw s ...... o the scene to pick up the sur
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MV Nimbin
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-3.325653333333333e+1
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1.5178293333333337e+2
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Nimbin
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