DIDO BOUND FOB NEW ZEALAND.—The 1589-tdn bulk carrier Dido, purchased by the Northern Steam Ship Company, Ltd, of Auckland, which is on its delivery voyage from the United Kingdom to New Zealand. Completed in October, 1963, for the Bristol Steam Navigation Company, Ltd, the Dido was designed for service between the Continent and Bristol Channel ports. Her new owners intend using her for the bulk wheat trade between South Island ports and Auckland and Tauranga. The Dido is power by a nine-cylinder British Pol ar diesel engine, giving a service speed of 13½ knots.
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Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32167, 10 December 1969, Page 34
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94DIDO BOUND FOB NEW ZEALAND.—The 1589-tdn bulk carrier Dido, purchased by the Northern Steam Ship Company, Ltd, of Auckland, which is on its delivery voyage from the United Kingdom to New Zealand. Completed in October, 1963, for the Bristol Steam Navigation Company, Ltd, the Dido was designed for service between the Continent and Bristol Channel ports. Her new owners intend using her for the bulk wheat trade between South Island ports and Auckland and Tauranga. The Dido is power by a nine-cylinder British Pol ar diesel engine, giving a service speed of 13½ knots. Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32167, 10 December 1969, Page 34
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