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P&O NEDLLOYD TAURANGA (1970)
Service dates: 1970-2000
Official number: 339276
Shipping lines: AUSTRALIA JAPAN CONTAINER LINE; P&O SWIRE CONTAINERS LTD.; P&O NEDLLOYD LTD.; EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY LTD.; OVERSEAS CONTAINERS LTD.
Ship type:
Container Ship.
Career
- 08.10.1968
- Ordered
- 08.04.1970
- Launched
- 26.08.1970
- Completed as Arafura for Australia Japan Container Line Ltd (Eastern & Australian Steamship Company Ltd, managers)
- 1983
- Eastern & Australian Steamship Co (MS) Pty Ltd appointed managers
- 12.1984
- Now 23,016 deadweight tonnes
- 28.05.1986
- The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company acquired control of owners Australia Japan Container Line Ltd, through acquisition of 100% of Overseas Containers Ltd
- 02.05.1991
- Renamed Chitral
- 12.07.1991
- Registry transferred to Hong Kong. Official number now HK 0029. Call sign now VRSB. Transferred to the New Zealand/Japan container service
- 29.10.1991
- P&O interest in owners Australia Japan Container Line Ltd increased to 75%
- 03.1992
- Deadweight now 23,790 tonnes
- 15.10.1992
- Management transferred to China Navigation Company Ltd
- End 1994
- Deadweight 23,016 tonnes, capacity 1,436 teu (450 refrigerated)
- 09.02.1995
- Owners restyled P&O Swire Containers (Australia) Ltd
- 30.06.1995
- Ownership transferred to P&O Swire Containers Ltd
- 08.08.1996
- Renamed Matilda Bay. Now on Mediterranean/Australia and New Zealand service
- 31.12.1996
- P&O Swire Containers (Australia) Ltd reduced to P&O associate by establishment of P&O Nedlloyd Container Lines Ltd
- 31.08.1998
- Renamed P&O Nedlloyd Tauranga
- 31.12.1999
- Placed on New Zealand/East Asia service
- 09.03.2000
- Management reverted to P&O Nedlloyd Regional Fleet Management
- 20.04.2000
- Commenced recycling procedures prior to her foreseeable scrapping
- 06.06.2000
- Damaged when she struck the berth heavily at Napier. She was delayed for several days whilst repairs were made
- 03.2002
- Withdrawn from service
- 12.04.2002
- Sailed from Singapore for Zhangjiangang, China for demolition