Arahura (twin screw ship)

TSS Arahura
History
New Zealand
NameArahura
NamesakeArahura River
OwnerUnion Steam Ship Company 1905–26

Anchor Shipping Company 1926–50

B T Daniel 1950–52
Port of registryPort of Dunedin 1905–1926 Port of Nelson 1926–1950
RouteNew Zealand coastal waters
Ordered1905
BuilderWilliam Denny and Brothers, Dumbarton, Scotland
Cost£52,000
Yard number755
Laid downJanuary 1905
Launched25 March 1905
Completed19 July 1905
Maiden voyage19 July 1905
Out of service1950
FateSunk by rockets fired by RNZAF Mosquito bombers in Operation Scuttle Two
General characteristics
TypeTwin-screw steamer
Tonnage1607 tons
Length
  • 240.6 feet (73.3 m) p/p
  • 320 feet (98 m) o/a
Beam36.6 feet (11.2 m)
Draught27 feet 2 inches (8.3 m)
Depth230.5 feet (70.3 m)
Installed power1,514 NHP
Propulsiontwo triple-expansion engines
Speed12.5 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.

  1. ^ British and Foreign, Star, Issue 8326, 26 May 1905, Page 2
  2. ^ Kirk, Allan A (1967). Anchor Ship and Anchor Men. Wellington: A.H. & A.W. Reed. p. 110.
  3. ^ New Zealand Marine News, 1949, Volume 1 Number 3, Pages 36–54