BuilderHenry RobbWhere BuiltLeith, ScotlandDate Built1955PropulsionSingle screw motor. 10 knotsOwners & Previous Names1955-71 USSCo
1971-85 Various Singaporean owners KING HORSE, KIN HORSE
1985 Chinese shipbreakers, Fujian Province.Additional NotesProbably the first Union Company built ship to have an all steel bridge front as opposed to the varnished teak wood front. Designed as a fruit carrier from the Pacific Islands and painted white. In late 1960 reverted to NZ coastal trade and painted traditional bronze green hull.
New Zealand Ship and Marine Society (21st Aug 2019). NAVUA 1955-1971. In Website New Zealand Ship and Marine Society. Retrieved 18th Jan 2021 17:05, from https://nzshipmarine.com/nodes/view/192