Number of ImagesUnion AucklandDate posted4th May 2011
Particulars of Ship
BuilderFredrikstad VerkstedWhere BuiltNorwayDate Built1970Tonnage12599 GRTPropulsionnot specifiedOwners & Previous Names1970-1984 Reidar Rods Rederi, Norway COLUMBIA, UNION AUCKLAND (chartered to USSCo)
1984-1997 USSCo
1997 Indian Ship breakers at Alang Additional NotesChartered in 1974 by Union Company for transport of bulk cargoes trans-Tasman and sugar from Fiji. Purchased in 1984. Originally fitted with 5 ton cranes these were removed in 1989 and the ship became a gearless bulk carrier.
New Zealand Ship and Marine Society (21st Aug 2019). UNION AUCKLAND 1984-1997. In Website New Zealand Ship and Marine Society. Retrieved 16th May 2022 16:29, from https://nzshipmarine.com/nodes/view/891