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WAIANA 1937-1966
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BuilderA Stephen & SonsWhere BuiltLeith, ScotlandDate Built1937Tonnage3363 GRTOwners & Previous Names1937-66 USSCo
1966-69 Intertrader Shipping Co Panama EXPRESS TRADER
1969 Welfare Navigation Co,TaipehAdditional NotesBuilt to replace WINGATUI on the New Zealand east coast service. Served Union Company for 29 years with only one major incident when she ran aground at French Pass on 5 June 1958. Sunk at Saigon in July 1969 by Viet Cong guerilla forces.
Where BuiltLeith, ScotlandDate Built1937Tonnage3363 GRTOwners & Previous Names1937-66 USSCo1966-69 Intertrader Shipping Co Panama EXPRESS TRADER
1969 Welfare Navigation Co,Taipeh
Additional NotesBuilt to replace WINGATUI on the New Zealand east coast service. Served Union Company for 29 years with only one major incident when she ran aground at French Pass on 5 June 1958. Sunk at Saigon in July 1969 by Viet Cong guerilla forces.Connections
New Zealand Ship and Marine Society (2nd Sep 2022). WAIANA 1937-1966. In Website New Zealand Ship and Marine Society. Retrieved 22nd Sep 2023 17:17, from https://nzshipmarine.com/nodes/view/851