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MANAPOURI 1882-1915
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BuilderWilliam Denny & Bros
Where BuiltDumbartonDate Built1882Length x Breadth87 metresTonnage1783Number of passengers105PropulsionSingle screw steam. Speed 14 knots Owners & Previous Names1882- 1915 USSCo
1915 Sold to Chinese interests.
1945 Sunk in Mekong River Estuary 12 Jan 1945. Then named TAI POO SEK (French Flag)Additional NotesFirst ship in world to be fitted throughout with incasdescent electric lighting, well before towns in New Zealand had similar lighting.
Where BuiltDumbartonDate Built1882Length x Breadth87 metresTonnage1783Number of passengers105PropulsionSingle screw steam. Speed 14 knots Owners & Previous Names1882- 1915 USSCo1915 Sold to Chinese interests.
1945 Sunk in Mekong River Estuary 12 Jan 1945. Then named TAI POO SEK (French Flag)
Additional NotesFirst ship in world to be fitted throughout with incasdescent electric lighting, well before towns in New Zealand had similar lighting. Connections
New Zealand Ship and Marine Society (2nd Sep 2022). MANAPOURI 1882-1915. In Website New Zealand Ship and Marine Society. Retrieved 7th Jun 2023 13:46, from https://nzshipmarine.com/nodes/view/136