FAST CARGO BOAT.
SPEED OF OVER 20 KNOTS. (United Press Association —Copyright.) LONDON, February 5. The Dunedin Star attained a speed of 20.3 knots over a measured mile on the Clyde, which, it is claimed make her the •fastest cargo carrier on the New Zealand-Australia run. The Blue Star Line Diesel-engined cargo steamer, Dunedin Star, of 10,,000 tons, 522 feet long, was launched at Birkenhead on October 29, 1935. A sister ship is under construction.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 99, 7 February 1936, Page 6
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