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WAINUI 1965-1970
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BuilderJohn Brown
Where BuiltClydebankDate Built1955Tonnage8573 GRTPropulsionSingle screw motorOwners & Previous Names1955-1965 New Zealand Shipping Company WHANGAROA
1965-1970 USSCo
1970-1974 British India then various Greek owners.
1974 Taiwan shipbreakers.Additional NotesAcquired by Union Company in 1965 for Eastern trade but an industrial dispute in 1970 resulted in her being strikebound for 142 days after which it was sold and the Union Company withdrew from the Eastern trade which it had been involved with since 1887. . Broken up in Taiwan in 1974.
Where BuiltClydebankDate Built1955Tonnage8573 GRTPropulsionSingle screw motorOwners & Previous Names1955-1965 New Zealand Shipping Company WHANGAROA1965-1970 USSCo
1970-1974 British India then various Greek owners.
1974 Taiwan shipbreakers.
Additional NotesAcquired by Union Company in 1965 for Eastern trade but an industrial dispute in 1970 resulted in her being strikebound for 142 days after which it was sold and the Union Company withdrew from the Eastern trade which it had been involved with since 1887. . Broken up in Taiwan in 1974. Connections
New Zealand Ship and Marine Society (21st Aug 2019). WAINUI 1965-1970. In Website New Zealand Ship and Marine Society. Retrieved 21st Nov 2019 12:08, from https://nzshipmarine.com/nodes/view/878