HMAS Tambar

History
Australia
Name	Tambar
Owner	North Coast Steam Navigation Company (1912-1919)
Builder	Greenock and Grangemouth Dockyard Company, Grangemouth
Launched	1912
Identification	UK Official Number: 131522
Fate	Broken up in 1960
History
Australia
Name	Tambar
General characteristics
Tonnage	456 gross register tons
Length	145.2 ft (44.3 m)
Beam	30.1 ft (9.2 m)
Draught	8.7 ft (2.7 m)
Propulsion	Twin screw triple expansion steam engine

NameTambar

OwnerNorth Coast Steam Navigation Company (1912-1919)

BuilderGreenock and Grangemouth Dockyard Company, Grangemouth

Launched1912

HMAS Tambar was an auxiliary minesweeper operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) during World War II.

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v t e Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in March 1942
Shipwrecks	1 Mar: USS Edsall, HMS Encounter, HNLMS Eridanus, HNLMS Evertsen, HMS Exeter, USS Houston, USS Pecos, HMAS Perth, USS Pope, Rooseboom, U-656 2 Mar: HNLMS Aldebaran, HNLMS Banckert, HNLMS Bangkalan, HNLMS Castor, USAT Don Esteban, HNLMS Fomalhaut, Ha-13, HNLMS K X, HNLMS K XIII, HNLMS K XVIII, HNLMS Koning der Nederlanden, USS Pillsbury, USS Stewart, Toendjoek, Van Waerwijck, HNLMS Poolster, HNLMS Witte de With 3 Mar: USS Asheville, Koolama, Mary, USS Perch 4 Mar: HMAS Yarra 5 Mar: Auby 6 Mar: HNLMS Pieter de Bitter, Rononia 7 Mar: Arabutan, HNLMS Gouden Leeuw, Nyggjaberg, Uniwaleco 8 Mar: HNLMS Eland Dubois, HNLMS Jan van Amstel, Smyshlyony 10 Mar: Lady Nelson, Kongō Maru, Tenyo Maru, Yokohama Maru 11 Mar: HMS Naiad 12 Mar: Texan 13 Mar: Tama Maru No. 2, Tolten 14 Mar: U-133 15 Mar: USCGC Acacia, U-503, HMS Vortigern 17 Mar: Île de Batz, San Demetrio, Ranja 18 Mar: E.M. Clark, Kassandra Louloudis 19 Mar: Papoose 20 Mar: HMS Heythrop, Oakmar 21 Mar: Vamar 23 Mar: British Prudence, Naeco 24 Mar: HMS Southwold, U-655 26 Mar: Dixie Arrow, HMS Jaguar, HMS Legion, HMS P39 27 Mar: USS Atik, U-587, Equipoise 28 Mar: HMS Campbeltown, Raceland 29 Mar: Hertford, Z26 30 Mar: U-585 31 Mar: San Gerardo Unknown: Emilia, Panay
Other incidents	2 Mar: Ruth Kellogg, HMS Walney 4 Mar: USS Sargo, HMAS Tambar 5 Mar: Takao Maru 10 Mar: China Maru, Tama Maru No. 2 11 Mar: Komintern 15 Mar: Olean 16 Mar: Irish Willow, U-753 21 Mar: SS Esso Nashville 22 Mar: Kingston 23 Mar: USS Gato 25 Mar: Imperial Transport Unknown date: USS Drum
1941 1942 1943 February 1942 April 1942

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Australia
Name	Tambar
Owner	North Coast Steam Navigation Company (1912-1919)
Builder	Greenock and Grangemouth Dockyard Company, Grangemouth
Launched	1912
Identification	UK Official Number: 131522
Fate	Broken up in 1960



History

Australia
Name	Tambar


General characteristics
Tonnage	456 gross register tons
Length	145.2 ft (44.3 m)^[1]
Beam	30.1 ft (9.2 m)
Draught	8.7 ft (2.7 m)
Propulsion	Twin screw triple expansion steam engine