tss TURAKINA

tss TURAKINA
built by William Hamilton & Co Port Glasgow,
Yard No 322

Propulsion: Single reduction geared turbine 13k
Launched: Friday, 04/05/1923
Built: 1923
Ship Type: Cargo Vessel
Tonnage: 11670dwt
Length: 460.5 feet
Breadth: 62.7 feet
Draught: 30.2ft
Owner History:
New Zealand Shipping Company, Plymouth
Status: Sunk - 20/08/1940

Remarks:
Previous update by Stuart Cameron Sunk in Tasman Sea 38.33S 167.12E by German Raider 36 (ORION) after a running fight lasting two and a half hours while bound Sydney and Wellington.
Photo J. Clarkson
Previous update by Colin Campbell
Previous update by Paul Hunter

Last updated: by George Robinson from the original records by Stuart Cameron


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