USS WST-1
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USS WST-1 was a 325-ton salvage tug of the United States Navy during World War II. She was built by Adams & Company, Berrys Bay, Sydney, Australia for the United States Navy in 1945. While travelling up the east coast of Australia, she ran aground on rocks off Bar Beach, New South Wales, Newcastle in heavy fog on 27 July 1945 and was holed. Captain W. F. Martin and the eleven crew were rescued.
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Bathers Way, Newcastle Bar Beach
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| Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|
| N -32.939 ° | E 151.771 ° |
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Bathers Way
Bathers Way
2300 Newcastle, Bar Beach
New South Wales, Australia
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