KAIMANAWA ARRIVES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26474, 30 May 1947, Page 8

KAIMANAWA ARRIVES

MODERN COASTAL VESSEL On her first visit to Dunedin, the 2508-ton Kaimanawa, the latest addition to the Union Steam Ship Company’s coastal fleet, arrived yesterday. The Kaimanawa is to load for Wellington cargo which has been accumulating in the wharf sheds, and it is hoped will relieve the coastal cargo position in Dunedin to a large extent. The Kaimanawa, which has been on the New Zealand coast for about six months, was built in 1944 by Henry Robb, of Leith. Before coming to this country she was engaged for a period after the collapse of Germany in carrying cargo between England, Antwerp, Hamburg and Bremen. She has been on a Lyttelton-Auckland run, but was laid up at Lyttelton while alterations were being made to the crew’s quarters. With a single screw driven by oilburning engines, the ship is capable of a speed of 13J knots. The Kaimanawa has a cruiser type of bridge, facilitating. the direction of the ship’s operations, and leading off the bridge is a highly up-to-date wireless room. For handling cargo, steam winches are used, and she has the newly-intro-duced steel hatches which give additional strength as well as making the handling of cargoes easier. The most striking aspect of the freighter is the provision made for the comfort of the crew of 30 men. All the fittings are modern, and in comparison with those of other coastal ships they are luxurious. Not the least impressive is the master’s cabin, which resembles a flat in miniature, with the sleeping quarters partitioned off and a bathroom adjoining. The ship’s dimensions are as follows: Length, 280 ft; breadth, 45ft; depth, 21$ft. Her cargo capacity is 3330 tons deadweight. Captain S. C. Angus is the master.