Ships Monthly

MYSTERY SHIP

OCTOBER’S MYSTERY

The mystery ship is an interesting one and shows the 225gt tug Warunda, which was built by Adelaide Ship Construction for Waratah Towage Co in 1966. She was nominally transferred to Adelaideis available. She is seen in Waratah colours. She was a single-screw tug, but most unusually this was fitted as a controllable pitch propeller.

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