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SS Port Kembla, the Glossary

Index SS Port Kembla

SS Port Kembla was a steamer owned by the Commonwealth and Dominion Line and named after Port Kembla, New South Wales, Australia.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 21 relations: Armed merchantman, Farewell Spit, Fruit preserves, Hide (skin), Imperial German Navy, Lead, Marine salvage, Naval mine, New South Wales, Port Kembla harbour, Port Line, Produce, Scuba diving, SMS Wolf (1913), South Island, Steamship, Tallow, Tonne, Wellington, Wool, World War I.

  2. 1917 in New Zealand
  3. Shipwrecks of New Zealand
  4. Underwater diving sites in New Zealand
  5. World War I shipwrecks in the Pacific Ocean

Armed merchantman

An armed merchantman is a merchant ship equipped with guns, usually for defensive purposes, either by design or after the fact.

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Farewell Spit

Farewell Spit (Onetahua) is a narrow sand spit at the northern end of the Golden Bay, in the South Island of New Zealand.

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Fruit preserves

Fruit preserves are preparations of fruits whose main preserving agent is sugar and sometimes acid, often stored in glass jars and used as a condiment or spread.

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Hide (skin)

A hide or skin is an animal skin treated for human use.

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Imperial German Navy

The Imperial German Navy or the Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy) was the navy of the German Empire, which existed between 1871 and 1919.

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Lead

Lead is a chemical element; it has symbol Pb (from Latin plumbum) and atomic number 82.

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Marine salvage

Marine salvage is the process of recovering a ship and its cargo after a shipwreck or other maritime casualty.

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A naval mine is a self-contained explosive device placed in water to damage or destroy surface ships or submarines.

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New South Wales

New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a state on the east coast of:Australia.

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Port Kembla harbour

Port Kembla is a man-made cargo port or artificial harbour, with an outer harbour protected by breakwaters and an inner harbour constructed by dredging, located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia.

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Port Line

Port Line was a passenger and cargo shipping company, initially formed as the Commonwealth and Dominion Line in 1914, and in operation in one form or another until 1982.

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Produce

Produce is a generalized term for many farm-produced crops, including fruits and vegetables (grains, oats, etc. are also sometimes considered produce).

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Scuba diving

Scuba diving is a mode of underwater diving whereby divers use breathing equipment that is completely independent of a surface breathing gas supply, and therefore has a limited but variable endurance.

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SMS Wolf (1913)

SMS Wolf (formerly the Hansa freighter Wachtfels) was an armed merchant raider or auxiliary cruiser of the Imperial German Navy in World War I. She was the fourth ship of the Imperial Navy bearing this name (and is therefore often referred to in Germany as Wolf IV), following two gunboats and another auxiliary cruiser that was decommissioned without seeing action.

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South Island

The South Island (Te Waipounamu, 'the waters of Greenstone', officially South Island or Te Waipounamu or historically New Munster) is the largest of the three major islands of New Zealand in surface area, the other being the smaller but more populous North Island and sparsely populated Stewart Island.

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Steamship

A steamship, often referred to as a steamer, is a type of steam-powered vessel, typically ocean-faring and seaworthy, that is propelled by one or more steam engines that typically move (turn) propellers or paddlewheels. SS Port Kembla and steamship are steamships.

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Tallow

Tallow is a rendered form of beef or mutton suet, primarily made up of triglycerides.

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Tonne

The tonne (or; symbol: t) is a unit of mass equal to 1,000 kilograms.

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Wellington

Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand.

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Wool

Wool is the textile fiber obtained from sheep and other mammals, especially goats, rabbits, and camelids.

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World War I

World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.

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See also

1917 in New Zealand

Shipwrecks of New Zealand

Underwater diving sites in New Zealand

World War I shipwrecks in the Pacific Ocean

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Port_Kembla