UNION STEAM SHIP COMPANY
NEW MOTOR-VESSEL TO ARRIVE ON FRIDAY (Special to The Times.) AUCKLAND, June 15. On her maiden voyage from England, via ports, the Union Steam Ship Company’s new motor-ship Waiana will arrive at Auckland on Friday under the command of Captain A. H. Howie. The Waiana, which was launched from the ,7»irds of Alexander Stephen and Sons, Limited, Linthouse, Glasgow, on February 25, will replace the steamer Wingatui in the East Coast cargo trade. The Waiana, which embodies a number of modern features designed to facilitate cargo handling, is 320 feet in length with a breadth of 48 feet. Her gross tonnage is about 3300 and her dead weight carrying capacity 3850 tons on a draught of 19ft 6in. Her service speed will be 12 knots.
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Southland Times, Issue 23227, 16 June 1937, Page 15
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129UNION STEAM SHIP COMPANY Southland Times, Issue 23227, 16 June 1937, Page 15
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