SS Ruahine

For other ships with the same name, see Ruahine (disambiguation).
For other ships with the same name, see SS Auriga.

History
Name
  • until 1949: Ruahine
  • after 1949: Auriga
Owner
Operator
  • until 1949: New Zealand Shipping Co
  • after 1949: Fratelli Grimaldi
Port of registry
BuilderWilliam Denny and Brothers
Yard number880
Launched19 August 1909
Completed6 November 1909
Identification
FateScrapped 1957
General characteristics
TypeOcean liner
Tonnage10,870 GRT, 6,872 NRT
Length
Beam60.3 ft (18.4 m)
Depth32.1 ft (9.8 m)
Decks3
Installed power848 NHP
Propulsion
Speed14 knots (26 km/h)
Capacity
  • as built: 520 passengers
  • from 1926: passenger accommodation reduced
  • from 1933: 220 tourist class passengers
  • from 1949: 800 passengers
  • 274,549 cubic feet (7,774.4 m3) refrigerated cargo
Sensors and
processing systems
Notessister ships: Rotorua, Remuera

SS Ruahine was a UK-built ocean liner and refrigerated cargo ship. She was launched in 1909 in Scotland for the New Zealand Shipping Company, who operated her in scheduled service between Britain and New Zealand. She survived both World wars.

In 1949 she was sold to Fratelli Grimaldi of Italy, who renamed her Auriga. She was scrapped in 1957.

She was the second of three NZ Shipping Co ships called Ruahine. The first was a steamship that was launched in 1891, sold and renamed in 1900 and scrapped in 1945.[1] The third was the motor ship Ruahine that was launched in 1950, sold in 1967, renamed in 1968 and scrapped in 1974.[2]

  1. ^ "Ruahine (1891)". Scottish Built Ships. Caledonian Maritime Research Trust. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Ruahine (1950)". Scottish Built Ships. Caledonian Maritime Research Trust. Retrieved 16 December 2020.