Name Gunundaal
Gilbert San Yard number 595 Length 35 m | Port of registry Sydney Launched 3 December 1914 | |
Owner New South Wales Government Fisheries
Coastal Trawling Company
Red Funnel Fisheries
Cam & Sons Builder Smiths Dock Company, South Bank |
ST Gunundaal was an auxiliary minesweeper operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Gunundaal was operated commercially as a fishing boat until she was acquired on 8 October 1917 for minesweeping duties during World War I. Gunundaal was returned to her owners in February 1918. She was renamed Gilbert San on 22 March 1928.
Fate
Gilbert San was wrecked on a reef near Cape Howe on 4 November 1929 and declared a total loss.
References
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