Ballarat
1922
(Colonia COL-25)
- Type: Passenger
- Displacement: 13,033 tons
- Dimensions: 520 x 64 x 32 ft.
- Machinery: Steam quadruple expansion, twin screw = 13.5 knots
- Passengers: 1234 (491 third class, 743 temporary berths)
- Crew: 288
- Builder: Harland & Wolff Ltd, Greenock, Northern Ireland, 1921
- Service: Ballarat was one of five sisters (with Barradine, Barrabool, Balranald, and Bendigo) built for Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co (P&O Line). Her maiden voyage from the UK to Australia via the Cape started 27 Jan 1922 and in 1929 she was converted to oil fuel and her speed increased to 15 knots. At the same time, her accommodation was altered to carry 586 passengers. She resumed service from London via Malta and Suez to Australia 7 Jun 1929 and was sold for scrap 27 May 1935.
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