The column of smoke after Waimarama exploded on 13 August 1942
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History | |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | Waimarama |
Namesake | Waimarama, New Zealand |
Owner | Shaw, Savill & Albion Line |
Port of registry | Southampton |
Builder | Harland and Wolff, Belfast |
Yard number | 1004 |
Launched | 31 May 1938 |
Completed | 6 October 1938 |
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Fate | destroyed by air attack, 13 August 1942 |
General characteristics | |
Type | refrigerated cargo liner |
Tonnage | |
Length | 516.9 ft (157.6 m) |
Beam | 70.4 ft (21.5 m) |
Draught | 27 ft 7 in (8.41 m) |
Depth | 32.3 ft (9.8 m) |
Decks | 3 |
Installed power | 2,463 NHP (12,000 bhp) |
Propulsion | 2 × Diesel engines 2 × screws |
Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h) |
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Sensors and processing systems |
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Notes |
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MV Waimarama was a UK refrigerated cargo liner. She was built in Northern Ireland for Shaw, Savill & Albion Line and launched in 1938. She carried perishable foods, particularly meat, from New Zealand to the United Kingdom.
Waimarama took part in Operation Pedestal in August 1942. A German aircraft bombed her before the convoy reached Malta. The ship exploded and sank with the loss of 83 of her crew.