Rangitata (1929)

Owners:
Built for:
Federal Steam Navigation Company
London, England
Oct. 1, 1936
New Zealand Shipping Company
London, England


Builder:
John Brown & Company
Clydebank, Scotland
Keel Laid:
N/A
Launched:
Mach 26, 1929
Year Built:
1929
Maiden Voyage:
November 22, 1929
Fate:
Sold May 16, 1962 and scrapped.


Dimensions, machinery and performance

Length:
553'
Engines:
2 five cylinder Sulzer oil (a)
Beam:
70' 3"
Boilers:
N/A
Draft:
33' 9" (depth)
Shafts:
2
Gross Tons:
16,737
HP:
9,300 (b)
Displacement:
N/A
Speed:
15 (c)
Crew:
N/A
Funnels:
2
Passengers:
595
Masts:
2
Construction notes
(a):
1949 engines replaced with six cylinder Doxford opposed piston oil engines,
(b):
1949 15,000 HP
(c):
1949 16 knots


History
Nov. 22, 1929:
Maiden voyage Southampton, England - Auckland, New Zealand.
Oct. 1, 1936:
Transferred to New Zealand Shipping Co.
Aug. 15, 1946:
Requisitioned by the Admiralty as a troopship.
Dec. 8, 1948:
Under refit at John Brown until Sept. 3, 1949.
May 16, 1962:
Sold to NV Holland, Hendrik Ido Ambacht.
May 17, 1962:
Departed Southampton for Rotterdam, Holland.
May 29, 1962:
Resold to Brodospas, renamed Rang.
July 21, 1962:
Arrived at Split, Croatia for scrapping.


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