The SS Katoomba was a steamship built by Harland & Wolff, Belfast

Belfast

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, Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

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 in 1913 for McIlwraith, McEacharn Ltd, Melbourne

Melbourne

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, Australia

Australia

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. She was launched on 10 April 1913 and travelled the passenger run around Australia. Requisitioned as a troopship during the later stage of World War I

World War I

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 in May 1918, she was returned to her owners in March 1920. She was requistioned again as a troopship in February 1942 during World War II

World War II

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. After being returned to her owners in 1946, she was sold to Goulandris Bros in Greece

Greece

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 in July and renamed Columbia in 1949. She was retired from service in June 1950 and laid up at Piraeus

Piraeus

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in March 1958 and was scrapped at Nagasaki in 1959.