Statistics


       
RETURN TO THE HOMEPAGE                                                                                                                                                                                                                   RMS AWATEA 1936


 

Historical Statistics:

 

 

Builder:

Vickers Armstrong Ltd, Barrow in Furness, England, UK

Yard Number:

 

Date of Build:

1936

Vessel Name:

 Awatea

Type of Vessel:

Passenger / Cargo ocean liner

Date Launched:

1936

Launched by:


Maiden Voyage:


Final Commercial Voyage:


Final Voyage:


Fate:

8th November 1942

Attacked and sank by German bombers when leaving the Port of Djidjelli in North Africa during the Second World War.

 

 

Flag:

New Zealand

Port of Registry:

Auckland, New Zealand

Original Owners / Operators:

Union Steam Ship Company

 

 

Technical Statistics:

 

 

Length:

527ft

Breadth:

74ft

Draft:

25.5 ft

Gross Registered Tonnage:

13,482 tons

Power:

Steam Turbines

Propulsion:

Two screws

Maximum Speed:

23 knots

Service Speed:

20 knots

Passengers & Crew:

377 First Class and 163 Tourist Class passengers and 342 crew


 

 












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