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TALUNE 1891-1925
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BuilderRamage & FergusonWhere BuiltLeith, ScotlandDate Built1890Tonnage1991 GRTOwners & Previous Names1890-1891 Tasmanian Steam Navigation Co, Hobart
1891-1925 USSCoAdditional NotesTALUNE was the most modern ship transferred from Tasmanian Steam Ship Co when that company was taken over by USSCo and fitted well into the USSCo services. She achieved publicity when she came across the PERTHSHIRE which had been adrift in the Tasman Sea for eight weeks with a broken propeller shaft and towed her to Sydney.
Where BuiltLeith, ScotlandDate Built1890Tonnage1991 GRTOwners & Previous Names1890-1891 Tasmanian Steam Navigation Co, Hobart1891-1925 USSCo
Additional NotesTALUNE was the most modern ship transferred from Tasmanian Steam Ship Co when that company was taken over by USSCo and fitted well into the USSCo services. She achieved publicity when she came across the PERTHSHIRE which had been adrift in the Tasman Sea for eight weeks with a broken propeller shaft and towed her to Sydney. Connections
New Zealand Ship and Marine Society (21st Aug 2019). TALUNE 1891-1925. In Website New Zealand Ship and Marine Society. Retrieved 16th May 2022 16:54, from https://nzshipmarine.com/nodes/view/2317