Mallina
Ship Number
407
Vessel Type
Cargo Ship
Built
Belfast
Slip Number
6
Launch Date
March 25, 1909
Delivered
April 29, 1909
Owner
Australasian United Steam Navigation Co
Weight
3213 grt
BP Length
350 feet
Breadth
44 feet
No. of Screws
Single
Speed (approx)
13.5 knots
Propulsion
Official No.
115622
Registered
Brisbane
Fate
Sank
Mallina

[John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland]
Built for the Australian United Steam Navigation Company for the Rockhampton to Sydney cargo route. She was requisitioned by the Royal Australian Navy in 1914, as a store carrier and collier. She was returned to her owners in 1915.
 
She was sold in 1935 to Machida Shokai Kisen Kaisha, Japan and renamed Seiko Maru, before being sold to Kita Nippon Kisen Kaisha and renamed Siberia Maru.
 
While steaming in the Sulu Sea, Philippines on 24 September 1944, she was attacked by United States aircraft and was sunk.