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WAIRIMU (1941)
Service dates: 1948-1966
Official number: 172885
Shipping lines: UNION STEAM SHIP COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND
Ship type:
General Cargo Liner.
Career
- 01.08.1940
- Launched.
- 12.1940
- The ship was fitting out for the American Mail Line when the US was attacked by Japan at Pear Harbor.
- 03.04.1941
- Delivered as Cape Alava for the US War Shipping Administration (American Mail Line, managers).
- 1947
- Moved to single voyage charterers.
- 08.01.1947
- Management transferred to Overlakes Steamship Company, Detroit.
- 07.04.1947
- Management transferred to Sword Line Inc, New York.
- 28.06.1947
- Operated by the United States Line Co, New York.
- 31.10.1947
- Laid up in James River, Virginia.
- 22.04.1948
- Sold to the Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand and renamed Wairimu. The ship was acquired while she was at Baltimore, USA.
- 30.06.1948
- Arrived at Wellington, NZ.
- 12.1955
- Re-measured. Now 6,923 grt, 3,972 nrt.
- 07.1956
- At Tauranga she loaded the first cargo of paper pulp to go to Colombo. All prior shipments were to Australia.
- 1965
- Laid up out of service at Wellington.
- 1966
- Sold to Tung Lee Lee Navigation Co Lte, Hong Kong and renamed Ta Tung.
- 1969
- Transferred to Ta Peng Steamship Co Ltd, Kaohsiung (Ta Lai Steam Ship Co Ltd, Kaohsiung, managers) and renamed Ta Tzong.
- 03.1970
- Sold to Shei Seng Fa Steel & Iron Works Ltd, Kaohsiung, shipbreakers and demolished.