SS Yongala was a steel passenger and freight steamer, owned by the Adelaide Steamship Company. SS Yongala and its sistership, SS Cooma, was built in Newcastle upon Tyne, England in 1903. They were named after two townships Yongala in South Australia and Cooma in New South Wales, Australia. Model of the SS Yongala File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... This article is about a city in the United Kingdom. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Languages English (de facto) Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Motto: United for the Common Wealth Nickname: Festival State Other Australian states and territories Capital Adelaide Government Governor Premier Const. ... Cooma is a town in the south of New South Wales, Australia. ... Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Governor Premier Const. ...

En route from Melbourne to Cairns on the night of 23 March 1911, it steamed into a cyclone and sank without a trace outside Townsville, Australia. The cause of the wrecking remains a mystery. Melbourne is the state capital and largest city in the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-largest city in Australia (after Sydney), with a population of approximately 3. ... Cairns is a regional city and Local Government Area located in Queensland, Australia. ... March 23 is the 82nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (83rd in Leap years). ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... Townsville redirects here. ...

Cooma avoided the force of the cyclone in shelter of the nearby Cape Bowling Green. Yongala would probably not have suffered this tragedy had it had installed a wireless radio that could have warned them about the imminent danger. Ironically Yongala was due for a refit in Cairns, including installing a radio, at the end of its last journey.

124 passengers and crew were on the manifest. Children were usually not included, so the actual numbers were most likely higher. All passengers and crew perished along with a prize bull and a racehorce named 'Moonshine'.

Located as an 'unidentified wreck' during WWII, it was rediscovered in 1958 and positively identified by a serial number on a Chubb strongbox in 1961. Combatants Allies: • Poland, • UK & Commonwealth, • France/Free France, • Soviet Union, • USA, • China, ...and others• Axis: • Germany, • Italy, • Japan, • ...and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total: 50 million Full list Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total: 12 million Full list World War II... The Chubb Locks subsidiary of the Assa Abloy Group is a British manufacturer of high security locking systems for residential and commercial applications. ...

The wreck of Yongala is 109 metres in length. The bow points in a northerly direction (347º), and although it lies listing to starboard at an angle of between 60º - 70º, the vessel's structural integrity has been retained. The depth of water to the sea floor is approximately 30 metres, with the upper sections of the wreck 16 metres below the surface.

The wreck has become an established artificial reef, providing a structurally complex habitat for a diverse range of marine life. The seafloor surrounding the wreck is open and sandy. Construction in place of an artificial reef from hollow tile blocks An artificial reef is a man-made, underwater structure, typically built for the purpose of promoting marine life in areas of generally featureless bottom. ... Habitat (from the Latin for it inhabits) is the place where a particular species lives and grows. ...

In 1981 the wreck was sketched by marine biologist Leon Zann. Although the superstructure of the wreck remains intact and very much like this sketch, the significant build up of sand around the starboard side of the vessel has been scoured away, and the ventilators and railings have collapsed. 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Marine biology is the study of animal and plant life within saltwater ecosystems. ... // Sociological concept In social sciences, superstructure is the set of socio-psychological feedback loops that maintain a coherent and meaningful structure in a given society, or part thereof. ...

The wreck of Yongala lies within the central section of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. It is approximately 48 nautical miles (89 km) south east of Townsville and 12 nautical miles (22 km) east of Cape Bowling Green. The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park protects a large part of Australias Great Barrier Reef from activities that would damage it. ...

SS Yongala is today a major tourist attraction for the dive industry in Townsville. Early ideas of autonomous under-water systems appear in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Scuba diving is the use of independent breathing equipment to stay underwater for long periods of time for recreational diving and professional diving. ...

Currently, only a few boats (2 day trip, and some live aboard) are allowed into the area. Live aboard (noun or verb) refers to living aboard a boat for some period of time, either as a residence or as part of a multi-day diving trip. ...

In late 2002, the site had several moorings installed to ensure that no more impact damage occurs by careless anchoring practices. A policy of 'No Anchoring' was also introduced within the protected zone following the installation of the moorings. An illustration of a mooring A mooring (also moorage) strictly speaking, refers to any device used to hold secure an object by means of cables, anchors, or lines though most often it is specifically a device to which a boat can attach so that it can remain in the same...

The wreck is protected under the Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976 and is managed through the Museum of Tropical Queensland, Townsville. Penetration diving and interference with artefacts is prohibited under the terms of the Act. Access to the site is through permit only, obtainable from the Maritime Archaeology Section of the Museum of Tropical Queensland. Penetration diving or no clear surface diving is a type of diving where the SCUBA diver enters a confined space from which there is no direct, purely vertical ascent to the safety of breathable air of the atmosphere at the surface. ... I archaeology, an artifact or artefact is any object made or modified by a human culture, and often one later recovered by some archaeological endeavor. ...

The ship's bell	One of the deck lights recovered from the Yongala. Note the delamination and opaque appearance of the glass panes caused through the uncontrolled and rapid drying of sodium chloride (salt). It was donated to the museum [1] in 1990.

The brass bell from the weck of SS Yongala Origin: [1] File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Deck light from the wreck of SS Yongala File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Flash point Non-flammable R/S statement R: none S: none RTECS number VZ4725000 Supplementary data page Structure and properties n, εr, etc. ... This article is about the year. ...

External links

• Townsville Maritime Museum