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SS Zealandia, nicknamed "Z" (or "Zed"), was an Australian cargo and passenger steamship. She served as a troopship in both World War I and World War II. Zealandia transported the Australian 8th Division. Her crew were the last Allied personnel to see HMAS Sydney, which was lost with all hands in 1941.
Topography of Zealandia, outlined in pink. The linear ridges running north-northeast ( Colville to the west and Kermadec to the east, separated by the Havre Trough and Lau Basin ) and southwest (the Resolution Ridge System) away from New Zealand are not considered part of Zealandia, nor are Australia (left), Vanuatu , or Fiji (top centre).
When Sydney did not arrive on schedule, there was no immediate concern; the northbound journey with Zealandia could have taken longer than expected, Durban could have been late to the rendezvous, Sydney could have diverted to aid southbound merchant shipping, or minor engine problems could have occurred.
The world was shook earlier this year when researchers revealed Zealandia - a sunken continent long lost beneath the ocean. Scientists reveal secrets from the ‘lost continent’ of Zealandia ...
SS Zealandia was the name of the following two steamships: SS Zealandia (1875) , an American sail-steamer wrecked off Southport , England in 1917. SS Zealandia (1910) , an Australian refrigerated cargo ship sunk by Japanese bombing at Darwin on 19 February 1942.
Called Zealandia, this chunk of land is half the size of Australia and is almost entirely lost beneath the sea. Scientists will journey to the world's 'lost' 8th continent Skip to main content
Zealandia — or Te Riu-a-Māui, as it's referred to in the indigenous Māori language — is a 2 million-square-mile (5 million square kilometers) continent east of Australia, beneath modern-day ...
A fishing boat that ran aground at Pelsaert Island, Houtman Abrolhos. [43] [44] [38: Koolama Australia: 3 March 1942 A merchant vessel that was bombed by Japanese aircraft and later capsized at Wyndham. The wreck was towed further out to sea in 1948.