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RANGATIRA 1972-1976
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FlagUKBuilderSwan HunterWhere BuiltNewcastle, EnglandDate Built1972Length x Breadth153 metresTonnage9387 GTNumber of passengers768PropulsionTwin Screw Turbo Electric 22 knotsOwners & Previous Names1972-1986 USSCo
1986-1990 Searoyal Ferries, Nicosia QUEEN M
1990-2005 Alimar Shipping Co, Malta CARLO R
2005 Ship breakers Aliaga, TurkeyAdditional NotesFollowing the tragic loss of WAHINE, the Company ordered a replacement vessel. Space for over 200 cars, this was the largest and the last vessel that Union Company operated in Wellington-Lyttelton ferry service. When service ceased in 1976, RANGATIRA returned to England. She was chartered by the British Government for service during the Falkland War in 1982. After long periods laid up she was finally broken up.
BuilderSwan HunterWhere BuiltNewcastle, EnglandDate Built1972Length x Breadth153 metresTonnage9387 GTNumber of passengers768PropulsionTwin Screw Turbo Electric 22 knotsOwners & Previous Names1972-1986 USSCo1986-1990 Searoyal Ferries, Nicosia QUEEN M
1990-2005 Alimar Shipping Co, Malta CARLO R
2005 Ship breakers Aliaga, Turkey
Additional NotesFollowing the tragic loss of WAHINE, the Company ordered a replacement vessel. Space for over 200 cars, this was the largest and the last vessel that Union Company operated in Wellington-Lyttelton ferry service. When service ceased in 1976, RANGATIRA returned to England. She was chartered by the British Government for service during the Falkland War in 1982. After long periods laid up she was finally broken up. Connections
New Zealand Ship and Marine Society (2nd Sep 2022). RANGATIRA 1972-1976. In Website New Zealand Ship and Marine Society. Retrieved 1st Oct 2022 15:28, from https://nzshipmarine.com/nodes/view/724