HMAS Kanimbla
armed merchant cruiser
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- HMAS Kanimbla
- IMO number
- 5264936
- MMSI
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- Call sign
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- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- armed merchant cruiser
- Gross tonnage
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- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
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- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 1936
- Builder
- Harland and Wolff
- Registered owner
- —
- Operator
- Royal Navy
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About HMAS Kanimbla
HMAS Kanimbla was a passenger ship converted for use as an armed merchant cruiser and landing ship infantry during World War II. Built during the mid-1930s as the passenger liner MV Kanimbla for McIlwraith, McEacharn & Company, the ship operated in Australian waters until 1939, when she was requisitioned for military service, converted into an armed merchant cruiser, and commissioned in the Royal Navy as HMS Kanimbla. Initially used to board and take control of merchant vessels belonging to Occupied Europe and operating in Asian waters, Kanimbla led the raid to capture the Iranian port of Bandar Shahpur in August 1941, and was present during the covert Japanese midget submarine attack on Sydney Harbour in 1942.
Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is HMAS Kanimbla now?
- HMAS Kanimbla has not transmitted a live position recently. Its identity and particulars are kept on this page, and its position will appear here the moment it is detected on AIS again.
- What kind of ship is HMAS Kanimbla?
- HMAS Kanimbla is a armed merchant cruiser, built in 1936 by Harland and Wolff.
- Who owns HMAS Kanimbla?
- HMAS Kanimbla is operated by Royal Navy. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has HMAS Kanimbla been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for HMAS Kanimbla appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).