HALF A SHIP, HALF A SUBMARINE: LATEST TYPE OF OIL-TANKER TO FLY NEW ZEALAND FLAG.
Half a ship and half a submarine is the appearance of the British Imperial Oil Company’s new 1 ,000-ton motor oil-tanker Paua, which has made a successful trial trip at Southampton. It is the first vessel of the type to fly the New Zealand flag. The ship is driven like a motor car, a central power unit driving all the winches through lines of shaft-.ng. Steam is employed only for the steering gear. The vessel was christened Paua, which is Maori for "Shell,” the company’s trade-mark. •—Topical Press Agency, photo.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3830, 9 August 1927, Page 41
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105HALF A SHIP, HALF A SUBMARINE: LATEST TYPE OF OIL-TANKER TO FLY NEW ZEALAND FLAG. Otago Witness, Issue 3830, 9 August 1927, Page 41
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