
Remains of the hull of the SS Wyola on O'Connor beach 2013
The SS Wyola was a 306-ton steam powered tug boat built in South Shields, UK[1] in 1912 for the Swan River Shipping Company of Western Australia.[2][3] Wyola had a beam of 24 feet 6 inches, a length of 125 feet, and a draught of 13 feet 6 inches. The 1200 horse-power engine provided Wyola with a speed of 11.5 knots. She was also fitted with a powerful salvage pump, making her one the most powerful tugs in Australia at that time.[4] While being delivered to Fremantle, Wyola was despatched to rescue the barque Concordia, which had been grounded by a cyclone that hit Depuch Island in early 1912.[5]
On 13 June 1920 Wyola sailed from Fremantle Harbour into a storm to rescue the steamer Kingsmere, which had lost its rudder while crossing the Great Australian Bight.[6]
In 1933 Wyola was accidentally holed by a workman while under going repairs on the Fremantle slips.[7][8]
In 1970 Wyola was dismantled at Robb Jetty, south of Fremantle. The remains are buried below the sand at CY O'Connor Beach in North Coogee, with some of the stern still visible.[1]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Visit the Fremantle Wreck Trail". Western Australian Museum. http://museum.wa.gov.au/sites/default/files/Fremantle.pdf. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
- ↑ "NEW TUG FOR FREMANTLE.". Perth, WA: National Library of Australia. 8 October 1912. p. 9. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article26523200. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ↑ "THE S.S. WYOLA.". Perth, WA: National Library of Australia. 22 July 1912. p. 5 Edition: THIRD EDITION. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article79901514. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ↑ "NEW TUG FOR FREMANTLE.". NSW: National Library of Australia. 16 July 1912. p. 10. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article15353424. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ↑ "Engineer Torry Returning.". Vic.: National Library of Australia. 12 October 1912. p. 2. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article69672768. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ↑ "THE TUG WYOLA.". Perth, WA: National Library of Australia. 14 June 1920. p. 6 Edition: THIRD EDITION. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article79528444. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ↑ "REPAIRING THE WYOLA.". Perth, WA: National Library of Australia. 8 October 1933. p. 20 Section: First Section. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article58705404. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ↑ "A LUCKY "BREAK".". Perth, WA: National Library of Australia. 7 October 1933. p. 1. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article75724129. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
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