Kabbarli was a passenger ship operated by Stateships in Western Australia. Built by the State Dockyard, Newcastle it sank in Cambodia after being hit by a rocket.
History Kabbarli was ordered by the Australian Shipping Board from the State Dockyard, Newcastle as a cargo passenger ship the intended it be put into service between East Coast of Australia and Pacific Islands.Kannarli's Trials Daily Commercial News & Shipping List 21 November 1961 page 1 While under construction it was sold to Stateships, Western Australia. It was launched as the Dongata later being renamed Kabbarli.Role of Ships on Australia's West Coast Australian Transport January 1966 page 5Ships of the State Shipping Service Maritime Heritage Association Newsletter June 2009 page 11
It made it maiden voyage from Fremantle to Darwin via North West Coast ports in January 1952.Kabbarli begins service to the state The West Australian 10 January 1952 page 2Kabbarli at Onslow Northern Times17 January 1952 page 1
In 1962 a shelter deck was fitted in Fremantle to increase cargo capacity. It was sold in October 1971 to Asiatic Intermodal Seabridge, Panama and operated in South East Asia.
In June 1972, it struck a mine and was beached near the mouth of the Mekong River, temporary repairs performed with more permanent ones in Manila. On 21 July 1974 it was hit by a rocket and caught fire on a voyage from Singapore to Phnom Penh. It reached its destination, sinking on 3 August 1974 due to the weight of the fire fighting water onboard.
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