STEAMERS FOR THE EAST

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21935, 19 October 1934, Page 10

STEAMERS FOR THE EAST

UNION COMPANY VESSELS 0 I I TWO FURTHER SALES MADE Two more vessels of the Union Steam Ship Company, the Komata and the Kaimanawa, have been sold to Eastern buyers to be broken up for scrap. Chinese crews are expected to arrive about the middle of December to man the steamers. The Kaimanawa, which has been idle at Auckland since 1931, will be towed on the long voyage of over 5000 miles by the Komata, at" 1 present laid up at Wellington. The journey is expected to take about five weeks. ~ The Kaimanawa was originally a German collier, having been built at Flehsburg, Germany, in 1909, and was named the John Heidmann. She has a gross tonnage of 2416 and is 320 ft. in length. The Kaimanawa was acquired by the Union Company about 1922, and was engaged first in the cargo trade between New Zealand and Australia and later on the New Zealand coast. The Komata was built for the Union Company in 1907, and is 2115 tons gross, with a length of 286 ft. She traded mostly between Wellington and Westport, and was fitted with limited passenger accommodation. Among the Union Company vessels that have been sold to Eastern buyers or broken up for scrap during the present year and last year are the Waitemata, Kurow, Waitomo, Kahika, Katoa and Tofua. The Wailiemo was recently sold to a Greek firm and renamed the Evinos.