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KEKERANGU 1920-1953
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BuilderTyne Iron Shipbuilding Co
Where BuiltNewcastleDate Built1919Tonnage3146 GTPropulsionSingle screw steamOwners & Previous Names1919-1920 British Govt WAR COAST
1920-1953 USSCo KEKERANGU
1953 Broken up in JapanAdditional NotesThe last of the standard war built C class steamers acquired by USSCo. A successful vessel initially employed on trans Tasman service but later between Tasmania and Australia mainland mainly carrying zinc concentrates from Port Pirie to Risdon. After 33 years she was sold and broken up in Japan
Where BuiltNewcastleDate Built1919Tonnage3146 GTPropulsionSingle screw steamOwners & Previous Names1919-1920 British Govt WAR COAST1920-1953 USSCo KEKERANGU
1953 Broken up in Japan
Additional NotesThe last of the standard war built C class steamers acquired by USSCo. A successful vessel initially employed on trans Tasman service but later between Tasmania and Australia mainland mainly carrying zinc concentrates from Port Pirie to Risdon. After 33 years she was sold and broken up in Japan Connections
New Zealand Ship and Marine Society (2nd Sep 2022). KEKERANGU 1920-1953. In Website New Zealand Ship and Marine Society. Retrieved 11th Dec 2023 06:05, from https://www.nzshipmarine.com/nodes/view/2635