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MARAMA 1969-1985
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BuilderCaledon Shipbuilding & EngineeringWhere BuiltDundee, ScotlandDate Built1969Length x Breadth131 metresTonnage4510PropulsionTwin screw motor. 16.5 knotsOwners & Previous Names1969-1985 USSCo & Ascot Shipping Wellington
1985 Sold to Taiwan shipbreakersAdditional NotesBow thruster and flume tank stabilisers. MAHENO and MARAMA were built to operate a fortnightly service from Auckland and Wellington to Sydney and Melbourne. MAHENO was delayed by engine malfunctions and MARAMA by industrial action at the shipyard. The rapid growth of the standard ISO container in the following years saw both ships replaced by 1976 and sold although MARAMA was chartered back by Union Company for the trans-Tasman service and also to the Pacific Islands being finally sold in 1985. Broken up in Taiwan 1985.
Where BuiltDundee, ScotlandDate Built1969Length x Breadth131 metresTonnage4510PropulsionTwin screw motor. 16.5 knotsOwners & Previous Names1969-1985 USSCo & Ascot Shipping Wellington1985 Sold to Taiwan shipbreakers
Additional NotesBow thruster and flume tank stabilisers. MAHENO and MARAMA were built to operate a fortnightly service from Auckland and Wellington to Sydney and Melbourne. MAHENO was delayed by engine malfunctions and MARAMA by industrial action at the shipyard. The rapid growth of the standard ISO container in the following years saw both ships replaced by 1976 and sold although MARAMA was chartered back by Union Company for the trans-Tasman service and also to the Pacific Islands being finally sold in 1985. Broken up in Taiwan 1985.Connections
New Zealand Ship and Marine Society (21st Aug 2019). MARAMA 1969-1985 . In Website New Zealand Ship and Marine Society. Retrieved 13th Nov 2019 18:14, from https://nzshipmarine.com/nodes/view/179