SS Maheno

Hand coloured postcard of the SS Maheno
Hand-coloured postcard of the SS Maheno
History
New Zealand
NameSS Maheno
OwnerUnion Company, Dunedin
Port of registryWellington[1]
RouteNew Zealand — Australia
BuilderWilliam Denny and Brothers, Dumbarton
Yard number746[1]
Launched19 June 1905[1]
In serviceNovember 1905
Out of service1935
IdentificationOfficial number: 117588[1]
FateWrecked, July 1935
General characteristics
TypeOcean liner
Tonnage
Length400 ft (120 m)[1]
Beam50 ft (15 m)[1]
Depth31 ft (9.4 m)[1]
Propulsion
Speed17.5 knots (32.4 km/h; 20.1 mph)[2]
Capacity
  • 420 passengers:[2]
  • 240 × 1st class
  • 120 × 2nd class
  • 60 × 3rd class

SS Maheno was an ocean liner belonging to the Union Company of New Zealand that operated in the Tasman Sea, crossing between New Zealand and Australia, from 1905 until 1935.

She was also used as a ship by the New Zealand Naval Forces during World War I; as His Majesty's New Zealand Hospital Ship No. 1. She was washed ashore on Fraser Island by a cyclone in 1935 where the disintegrating wreck remains as a popular tourist attraction.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Allan, Bruce (2012). "SS Maheno". Clyde-built Ship Database. Archived from the original on 19 December 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Argus7Nov was invoked but never defined (see the help page).