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AOTEAROA 1913
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BuilderFairfield Shipbuilding & EngineeringWhere BuiltGlasgowDate Built1913Tonnage15 000Owners & Previous NamesJun 1915 British Admiralty AVENGERAdditional NotesThis ship was never operated by Union Company but was ordered as AOTEAROA and building started in 1913 and intended to run on Trans-Pacific service in conjunction with NIAGARA. Due to to war time requirements was requisitioned by British Admiralty before it was launched in Jun 1915 and renamed HMS AVENGER. It remained in service just over a year and was torpedoed and sunk by U-69 in the North Sea.
Where BuiltGlasgowDate Built1913Tonnage15 000Owners & Previous NamesJun 1915 British Admiralty AVENGERAdditional NotesThis ship was never operated by Union Company but was ordered as AOTEAROA and building started in 1913 and intended to run on Trans-Pacific service in conjunction with NIAGARA. Due to to war time requirements was requisitioned by British Admiralty before it was launched in Jun 1915 and renamed HMS AVENGER. It remained in service just over a year and was torpedoed and sunk by U-69 in the North Sea. Connections
New Zealand Ship and Marine Society (21st Aug 2019). AOTEAROA 1913. In Website New Zealand Ship and Marine Society. Retrieved 28th Jan 2020 19:48, from https://nzshipmarine.com/nodes/view/2621