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KOKIRI 1951-1968
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BuilderHenry RobbWhere BuiltLeith, ScotlandDate Built1951Tonnage2470 GTPropulsionTwin screw motorOwners & Previous Names1951-1968 USSCo
1968-1971 Litonjua SS Co Inc JUNIOR K L
1971 Disappeared without trace in typhoon 'Elaine' onpassage Tanjong to Hong Kong.Additional NotesThe sixth of this class of collier but different in that she had no cargo working gear. Used exclusively on the West Coast / Wellington coal run berthing at Aotea Quay 6. An explosion in the No 1 hold as she was berthing at Wellington on 13 March 1965 killed two crew members when the hatch lids on which they were standing blew off into the harbour. Sold to Philippine interests.
Where BuiltLeith, ScotlandDate Built1951Tonnage2470 GTPropulsionTwin screw motorOwners & Previous Names1951-1968 USSCo1968-1971 Litonjua SS Co Inc JUNIOR K L
1971 Disappeared without trace in typhoon 'Elaine' onpassage Tanjong to Hong Kong.
Additional NotesThe sixth of this class of collier but different in that she had no cargo working gear. Used exclusively on the West Coast / Wellington coal run berthing at Aotea Quay 6. An explosion in the No 1 hold as she was berthing at Wellington on 13 March 1965 killed two crew members when the hatch lids on which they were standing blew off into the harbour. Sold to Philippine interests.Connections
New Zealand Ship and Marine Society (21st Aug 2019). KOKIRI 1951-1968. In Website New Zealand Ship and Marine Society. Retrieved 4th Mar 2021 10:29, from https://nzshipmarine.com/nodes/view/870