Booya was a steel-hulled three-masted schooner with an auxiliary oil engine built in the Netherlands in 1917 and originally named De Lauwers. The schooner was renamed Argosy Lemal in 1920 and carried that name until 1949.

Oct 25, 2023 · Among the many maritime mysteries, the “Darwin Princess” and “Booya” have laid undisturbed in the depths of Darwin Harbor for decades, silent witnesses to a fateful night in 1974 when Cyclone Tracy wreaked havoc.

A three masted schooner steel hulled motor sailer used to transport general cargo. The vessel had large freezers and tanks in which to store and transport fuel and usually carried a crew of eight. The vessel was anchored off the Fort Hill wharf the night of the cyclone Tracy.

Booya was a three-masted schooner with a steel hull built in the Netherlands in 1917. She was originally named De Lauwers. The schooner was renamed Argosy Lemal in 1920 and carried that name until 1949.

Booya was a steel-hulled three-masted schooner with an auxiliary oil engine built in the Netherlands in 1917 and originally named De Lauwers. The schooner was renamed Argosy Lemal in 1920 and carried that name until 1949.

Dec 2, 2015 · Official records list 25 vessels, including fishing trawlers, ferries, yachts and naval craft, as wrecked or missing after Cyclone Tracy in 1974, with 16 people dying at sea. The Booya, a 35-metre three-masted schooner, was anchored on Christmas Eve when Tracy hit Darwin.

Feb 22, 2023 · Booya was built in Waterhuizen, the Netherlands in 1917 by Gebroeders van Diepen, under her original name, De Lauwers. She was a three-masted auxiliary schooner with a steel hull and a 130 bhp engine. At the time of her loss, she was 35.8 metres long and had a gross register tonnage of 262 tons.

Booya was a three-masted schooner with a steel hull built in the Netherlands in 1917. She was originally named De Lauwers. The schooner was renamed Argosy Lemal in 1920 and carried that name until 1949. As Argosy Lemal the ship served as one of the early United

Booya (ex-De Lauwers, ex-Argosy Lemal, ex-Ametco, ex-Claire Crouch) was a steel hull, three-masted auxiliary schooner. It disappeared during Tropical Cyclone Tracy on Christmas eve in 1974 with the loss of all hands: Graham William Dearden (1), Gerald Frederick Thompson (2), Terrance Carew Westwood (3)

Aug 9, 2023 · Booya was built in Waterhuizen, the Netherlands in 1917 by Gebroeders van Diepen, under her original name, De Lauwers. She was a three-masted auxiliary schooner with a steel hull and a 130 bhp engine.