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Revision as of 22:23, 16 April 2017
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| Name | SS Mahia |
| Builder/Built | 1917 Workman Clark |
| Type | passenger / cargo (refrigerated) ship |
| Displacement | 7,900 tons |
| Speed | 14 knots |
Remarks
Built or Shaw, Savill & Albion Line. Sister ship to Pakeha. Fire and explosion 7 Aug 1947 at Victoria Dock in Melbourne leaving 3 crew members dead. To extinguish the fire the rear holds of the ship had to be deliberately flooded and then patched so she could be pumped out and refloated.