THE LATEST ADDITION TO THE PORT LINE’S FLEET.—The Port Huon (8900 tons), which was built on the Tyne, England, and recently made her maiden voyage to Australia. She has an over-all length of 489ft, a beam of 67ft, and a draught of 30ft 5in. Her speed is 19 knots. The Port Huon is the first re-cently-built Port Line ship without passenger accommodation. She is the second vessel in the fleet to bear this name.
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Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30783, 22 June 1965, Page 20
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74THE LATEST ADDITION TO THE PORT LINE’S FLEET.—The Port Huon (8900 tons), which was built on the Tyne, England, and recently made her maiden voyage to Australia. She has an over-all length of 489ft, a beam of 67ft, and a draught of 30ft 5in. Her speed is 19 knots. The Port Huon is the first recently-built Port Line ship without passenger accommodation. She is the second vessel in the fleet to bear this name. Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30783, 22 June 1965, Page 20
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