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MOURA 1899-1915
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Particulars of Ship
BuilderSir Armstrong Whitworth & Co Where BuiltNewcastle, EnglandDate Built1899Tonnage2027 GRTOwners & Previous Names1899-1899: North Mount Lyell Copper Co, Melbourne
1899-1915: USSCo
1915-1916: Hong Kong owners HAI HONG
1916-1941: Phillipine owners MACTAN
1941-1945: US Army
1945-1955: Phillipine owners
1955 Hong Kong ship breakersAdditional NotesThe ship was a "white elephant" for USSCo who decided to purchase it to protect cargoes of the mining companies being shipped out of Strahan, Tasmania by other companies.
During the time when requisitioned by US Army it spent time at Sydney as ammunition storage ship and then as canteen and recreations ship in South Pacific.
Where BuiltNewcastle, EnglandDate Built1899Tonnage2027 GRTOwners & Previous Names1899-1899: North Mount Lyell Copper Co, Melbourne1899-1915: USSCo
1915-1916: Hong Kong owners HAI HONG
1916-1941: Phillipine owners MACTAN
1941-1945: US Army
1945-1955: Phillipine owners
1955 Hong Kong ship breakers
Additional NotesThe ship was a "white elephant" for USSCo who decided to purchase it to protect cargoes of the mining companies being shipped out of Strahan, Tasmania by other companies.During the time when requisitioned by US Army it spent time at Sydney as ammunition storage ship and then as canteen and recreations ship in South Pacific.
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New Zealand Ship and Marine Society (21st Aug 2019). MOURA 1899-1915. In Website New Zealand Ship and Marine Society. Retrieved 20th Dec 2019 18:25, from https://www.nzshipmarine.com/nodes/view/2319