Owner G. S. Yuill (1897) Launched 1897 Draft 2.67 m | In service 1897 Length 40 m | |
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Name Carroo (1897-1954)Kgari(1954-1976) Namesake Carroo - Aboriginal name for creekKgari - Aboriginal name for 'Fraser Island' or 'paradise' | ||
HMAS Carroo was a lighter of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) between 1942 and 1946 during World War II. Built for G. S. Yuill, London, she was sold to the Adelaide Steamship Company in September 1897. She was requisitioned by the RAN in June 1942 until she was returned to her owners in 1946. She was sold in 1954 to Hopewell Steam Shipping Company Ltd, Maryborough and was renamed Kgari. She was scuttled at Roy Rufus Reef, Hervey Bay on 19 September 1976.
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Construction and design
Built in 1897 by Edward Bros., North Shields for G. S. Yuill based at London.
Operational service
Bought in September 1897 by the Adelaide Steamship Company and was rebuilt in 1904. She was gutted by fire on 8 March 1920 and rebought from the underwriters and refitted in 1921. She was requisitioned by the RAN in June 1942 for service as a lighter during World War II and she was returned to her owners at the end of hostilities. She was sold in 1954 to Hopewell Steam Shipping Company Ltd and renamed Kgari.
Fate
She was scuttled at Roy Rufus Reef, Hervey Bay on 19 September 1976.