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WAIRUNA 1946-1960
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BuilderVictoria Machinery Depot Co Ltd
Where BuiltVictoria, BC, CanadaDate Built1944Tonnage7212Number of passengers6PropulsionSingle screw steam 10 knotsOwners & Previous Names1944-46 Park Steam Ship Co Canada SALT LAKE PARK
1946-60 USSCo
1060-68 Panamanian owners BONNA
1968 Taiwanese shipbrokersAdditional NotesThis class of Canadian built ships of which 5 were purchased by Union Company were hardly suitable for the types of timber cargoes which formed the main southbound cargo from Pacific Coast ports of North America. Competition from smaller modern ships cut into their cargo volumes until the last one, WAITEMATA was sold in 1967.
Where BuiltVictoria, BC, CanadaDate Built1944Tonnage7212Number of passengers6PropulsionSingle screw steam 10 knotsOwners & Previous Names1944-46 Park Steam Ship Co Canada SALT LAKE PARK1946-60 USSCo
1060-68 Panamanian owners BONNA
1968 Taiwanese shipbrokers
Additional NotesThis class of Canadian built ships of which 5 were purchased by Union Company were hardly suitable for the types of timber cargoes which formed the main southbound cargo from Pacific Coast ports of North America. Competition from smaller modern ships cut into their cargo volumes until the last one, WAITEMATA was sold in 1967.Connections
New Zealand Ship and Marine Society (21st Aug 2019). WAIRUNA 1946-1960. In Website New Zealand Ship and Marine Society. Retrieved 18th Jan 2022 09:20, from https://nzshipmarine.com/nodes/view/863