TSS Arahura
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History | |
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New Zealand | |
Name | Arahura |
Namesake | Arahura River |
Owner | Union Steam Ship Company 1905–26
Anchor Shipping Company 1926–50 B T Daniel 1950–52 |
Port of registry | Port of Dunedin 1905–1926 Port of Nelson 1926–1950 |
Route | New Zealand coastal waters |
Ordered | 1905 |
Builder | William Denny and Brothers, Dumbarton, Scotland |
Cost | £52,000 |
Yard number | 755 |
Laid down | January 1905 |
Launched | 25 March 1905 |
Completed | 19 July 1905 |
Maiden voyage | 19 July 1905 |
Out of service | 1950 |
Fate | Sunk by rockets fired by RNZAF Mosquito bombers in Operation Scuttle Two |
General characteristics | |
Type | Twin-screw steamer |
Tonnage | 1607 tons |
Length | |
Beam | 36.6 feet (11.2 m) |
Draught | 27 feet 2 inches (8.3 m) |
Depth | 230.5 feet (70.3 m) |
Installed power | 1,514 NHP |
Propulsion | two triple-expansion engines |
Speed | 12.5 knots (23.2 km/h) (attained 15 knots (28 km/h) in sea trials) |
TSS Arahura was a twin screw steam passenger/cargo ship (also schooner rigged) built for the Union Steam Ship Company. It was launched on the Clyde on 25 March 1905 and built by William Denny and Brothers Dumbarton at a cost of £52,000.[1][2] It had a gross weight of 1,607 tons.[3] The ship had accommodation for 201 passengers.