{"id":4367,"date":"2020-09-21T17:08:40","date_gmt":"2020-09-21T07:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bassstraitmaritimecentre.com.au\/?p=4367"},"modified":"2022-10-03T16:40:59","modified_gmt":"2022-10-03T05:40:59","slug":"naracoopa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bassstraitmaritimecentre.com.au\/history\/naracoopa\/","title":{"rendered":"Naracoopa"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Naracoopa<\/em>, built by E.A. Jack in Launceston in 1940, was a 297 ton auxiliary ketch: that is, she combined both sail and engine.\u00a0 This type of ketch was used by Holyman and Sons after the volume of trade from the Bass Strait islands became too small to use larger ships.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n