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''Booya'' was a three-masted schooner with a steel hull built in the Netherlands in 1917. She was originally named ''De Lauwers''. The schooner was renamed ''Argosy Lemal'' in 1920 and carried that name until 1949. As ''Argosy Lemal'' the ship served as one of the early United States Army communications ships from 1942–1949. In 1949, on return to civilian use, the vessel was renamed ''Ametco'', ''Clair Crouch'' and finally ''Booya'' in 1964. ''Booya'' was last seen anchored off Fort Hill wharf in Darwin Harbour at about 8.00pm on 24 December 1974, the evening Cyclone Tracy hit Darwin. Nearly twenty-nine years later, in October 2003, she was discovered by chance in Darwin Harbour, lying on her starboard side in about 20 metres of water.〔(Wreck of the Booya ) (2005). Department of Natural Resources, Environment and The Arts. Retrieved on 8 June 2009.〕〔Murdoch, Lindsay (2004). (Family search for answers – 30 years on ). The Age. Retrieved on 9 June 2009.〕〔(Wreath laying ceremony over Booya site ). (2007). NT Government Media Release. Retrieved on 9 June 2009.〕 ==History== ''Booya'' was built in Waterhuizen, the Netherlands in 1917 by Gebroeders van Diepen, under her original name, ''De Lauwers''.〔Reynolds, Steve (2008). Marine Life Society of South Australia Inc: (The Schooner BOOYA ). Retrieved on 9 June 2009.〕 She was a three-masted auxiliary schooner with a steel hull and a 130 bhp engine.〔〔 At the time of her loss, she was 35.8 metres long and had a gross register tonnage of 262 tons.〔 In 1920, she became known as the ''Argosy Lemal'' after she was purchased and registered by the Argosy Shipping and Coal Company in Newcastle-on-Tyne in England.〔 In 1923, she was brought to Australia and was purchased by Yorke Shipping Pty Ltd and subsequently played an active role in coastal shipping working numerous ports including Port Adelaide and Hobart.〔(Booya 1917 to 1974 ) (2009). Department of Natural Resources, Environment and The Arts. Retrieved on 8 June 2009.〕 That company later became a subsidiary of the Adelaide Steamship Company. In November 1942, the ''Argosy Lemal'' was requisitioned by the Commonwealth Government and she played an important role in the US Army Small Ships Section, functioning as a radio communication vessel in the Arafura and Timor Seas during World War II.〔(AWM Collection Record: 302944 ) (2008). Australian Auxiliary Schooner Argosy Lemal. Retrieved on 10 June 2009.〕〔(Diving near Booya wreck a possibility ) (2007). Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved on 17 June 2009.〕 The crew of 12 was made up of Australians, Americans, Norwegians, Scandinavians, Scots and British personnel.〔Australian Institute for Maritime Archaeology (2007, p. 8). (Historic photos of life aboard the Booya ). Retrieved on 9 June 2009.〕 After the war, she was purchased by the Middle East Trading Company in 1949 and renamed ''Ametco'' (acronym for Australian Middle East Trading Co). The ''Ametco'' sank at Low Wooded Island off the Queensland coast, but was salvaged in poor condition, and taken to Melbourne for repairs. She was purchased in 1952 by shipping company MB Crouch & Co Limited, who renamed her ''Clair Crouch'', after the owner's daughter.〔 The ''Clair Crouch'' traded around the Australian coast until 1958 when she was converted to carry sulphuric acid between Port Pirie and Port Lincoln in South Australia. In 1964, she was sold to the Mornington Island Fishing Company and renamed ''Booya''.〔 She was used as a mother ship and fuel supply vessel for the Northern prawn fleets, but became laid up in 1965/66 until she was sold again in 1968 (some sources say 1971) to the Denham Island Transport Company, trading cargo mainly between Dili and Darwin.〔 On the evening of 24 December 1974, ''Booya'' was moored near Fort Hill wharf with four crew and one guest on board.〔 As Cyclone Tracy approached Darwin, she – and all other vessels – were ordered off the wharves and instructed to find safe anchorage.〔(Cyclone Tracy and the Schooner Booya ) (2006). Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology. Newsletter: Volume 25, Number 23. Retrieved on 10 June 2009.〕 ''Booya'' was last seen at about 8.00pm leaving Fort Hill wharf.〔Reynolds, Steve (2005). Marine Life Society of South Australia Inc: (Cyclone Tracy Shipwrecks ). Newsletter April 2005. Retrieved on 10 June 2009.〕〔(Divers continue Booya search ) (2003). NT Police Fire & Emergency Services: Media Release. Retrieved on 10 June 2009.〕 For the next 29 years she remained missing, presumed sunk with the loss of all lives in the huge seas whipped up by Cyclone Tracy's 300 km/h winds.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Booya (ship)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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