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NGAKUTA 1962-1983
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BuilderCaledon ShipbuildingWhere BuiltDundee, ScotlandDate Built1962Tonnage4576 GRTPropulsionSingle screw motor 12 knotsOwners & Previous Names1962-1983 USSCo
1983-1992 Taiwanese owners
Additional NotesNGAKUTA was the first of four similar ships which were equipped with six cranes replacing derricks. Designed to carry newsprint, pulp and paper from the new port at Tauranga to Australia.
When on passage Funcheng to Maura, took water into No 2 hold after hach covers ripped off in heavy weather and abandoned by crew 23 October 1992 in position 10.32 North 112.06 East
Where BuiltDundee, ScotlandDate Built1962Tonnage4576 GRTPropulsionSingle screw motor 12 knotsOwners & Previous Names1962-1983 USSCo1983-1992 Taiwanese owners
Additional NotesNGAKUTA was the first of four similar ships which were equipped with six cranes replacing derricks. Designed to carry newsprint, pulp and paper from the new port at Tauranga to Australia.When on passage Funcheng to Maura, took water into No 2 hold after hach covers ripped off in heavy weather and abandoned by crew 23 October 1992 in position 10.32 North 112.06 East
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New Zealand Ship and Marine Society (21st Aug 2019). NGAKUTA 1962-1983. In Website New Zealand Ship and Marine Society. Retrieved 29th May 2022 12:05, from https://nzshipmarine.com/nodes/view/873