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WAITAKI 1934-1958
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Particulars of Ship
BuilderA Stephen & Son
Where BuiltLeith, ScotlandDate Built1934Tonnage2212 GRTOwners & Previous Names1934-58 USSCo
1958-66 Taiwanese owners
1966 Taiwanese shipbreakersAdditional NotesA slightly larger version of WAINUI, spent her whole career with Union Company on Melbourne to Wellington via South island east coast ports trade. Sold to Taiwanese interests and broken up at Kaohsiung in 1966.
Where BuiltLeith, ScotlandDate Built1934Tonnage2212 GRTOwners & Previous Names1934-58 USSCo1958-66 Taiwanese owners
1966 Taiwanese shipbreakers
Additional NotesA slightly larger version of WAINUI, spent her whole career with Union Company on Melbourne to Wellington via South island east coast ports trade. Sold to Taiwanese interests and broken up at Kaohsiung in 1966. Connections
New Zealand Ship and Marine Society (21st Aug 2019). WAITAKI 1934-1958. In Website New Zealand Ship and Marine Society. Retrieved 26th Jan 2020 07:50, from https://nzshipmarine.com/nodes/view/847