Difference between revisions of "SS Mahia"
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| caption2 = The fire brigade poured so much water into holds to exstinuish the fire, that the ship developed a dangerous list to port. | | caption2 = The fire brigade poured so much water into holds to exstinuish the fire, that the ship developed a dangerous list to port. | ||
| shipname = SS Mahia | | shipname = SS Mahia | ||
| − | | shipowner = | + | | shipowner = Shaw, Savill & Albion Line |
| − | | shipbuilder = Workman Clark | + | | shipbuilder = Workman & Clark |
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| shiplaunched = 1917 | | shiplaunched = 1917 | ||
| shipcompleted = | | shipcompleted = | ||
| − | | shipinservice = | + | | shipinservice = 1917 |
| − | | shipoutofservice = | + | | shipoutofservice = 1953 |
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| shipoutofservice2 = | | shipoutofservice2 = | ||
| shipreclassified = | | shipreclassified = | ||
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| − | | shipfate = | + | | shipfate = scrapped 1953 at Faslane |
| shiptype = passenger / cargo (refrigerated) | | shiptype = passenger / cargo (refrigerated) | ||
| − | | shiptonnage = | + | | shiptonnage = 10,835 tons |
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==Remarks== | ==Remarks== | ||
| − | Built for Shaw, Savill & Albion Line. Sister ship to Pakeha. | + | Built for Shaw, Savill & Albion Line. Sister ship to Pakeha, she was the last of the coal burning ships for the Shaw, Savill Line. |
| − | A fire and explosion occurred in the deck cargo of Sodium Chlorate on 7 Aug 1947 at Victoria Dock in Melbourne leaving 3 crew members dead. To extinguish the fire in No. 4 and No 5 holds, the Fire fighters used so much water that the ship settled on the bottom. The ship was refloated | + | A fire and explosion occurred in the deck cargo of Sodium Chlorate on 7 Aug 1947 at Victoria Dock in Melbourne leaving 3 crew members dead. To extinguish the fire in No. 4 and No 5 holds, the Fire fighters used so much water that the ship settled on the bottom. The ship was refloated several days later after the fire was extinguished, repaired and re-entered service in 1948. 'The Age' newspaper on Friday 8 Aug 1947 reported a total of 6 deaths and 4 missing. |
==Soldiers carried== | ==Soldiers carried== | ||
Revision as of 02:01, 12 December 2021
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 The fire brigade poured so much water into holds to exstinuish the fire, that the ship developed a dangerous list to port. | |
| History | |
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| Name | SS Mahia |
| Owner | Shaw, Savill & Albion Line |
| Builder | Workman & Clark |
| Launched | 1917 |
| In service | 1917 |
| Out of service | 1953 |
| Fate | scrapped 1953 at Faslane |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | passenger / cargo (refrigerated) |
| Tonnage | 10,835 tons |
| Speed | 14 knots (25.93 km/h) |
Remarks
Built for Shaw, Savill & Albion Line. Sister ship to Pakeha, she was the last of the coal burning ships for the Shaw, Savill Line.
A fire and explosion occurred in the deck cargo of Sodium Chlorate on 7 Aug 1947 at Victoria Dock in Melbourne leaving 3 crew members dead. To extinguish the fire in No. 4 and No 5 holds, the Fire fighters used so much water that the ship settled on the bottom. The ship was refloated several days later after the fire was extinguished, repaired and re-entered service in 1948. 'The Age' newspaper on Friday 8 Aug 1947 reported a total of 6 deaths and 4 missing.