Difference between revisions of "SS Mahia"
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− | | caption2 = | + | | 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 | ||
+ | | shipowner = Shaw, Savill & Albion Line | ||
+ | | shipbuilder = Workman Clark and Company, Belfast | ||
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+ | | shiplaunched = 1917 | ||
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+ | | shipinservice = 1917 | ||
+ | | shipoutofservice = 1953 | ||
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+ | | shipfate = scrapped 1953 at Faslane | ||
+ | | shiptype = passenger / cargo (refrigerated) | ||
+ | | shiptonnage = 10,835 tons | ||
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+ | | shippropulsion = twin screw | ||
+ | | shipspeed = 14 knots (25.93 km/h) | ||
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− | + | Built for Shaw, Savill & Albion Line. Sister ship to Pakeha, she was the last of the coal burning ships for the Shaw, Savill Line. | |
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− | + | 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. | |
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==Soldiers carried== | ==Soldiers carried== | ||
− | ==England to Fremantle 4 June - 17 July 1919== | + | ===England to Fremantle 4 June - 17 July 1919=== |
*[[Bruce Leslie Logan]] | *[[Bruce Leslie Logan]] | ||
[[Category:Ships]] | [[Category:Ships]] |
Latest revision as of 01:13, 1 May 2022
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.