SS Montoro
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 courtesy Old Ship Picture Galleries | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | SS Montoro |
| Owner | Burns, Philp and Company Ltd |
| Builder | Clyde Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd., Port Glasgow |
| Yard number | 296 |
| Launched | 24 Oct 1911 |
| Completed | December 1911 |
| In service | 1912 |
| Out of service | 1954 |
| Fate | broken up for scrap Jan 1955 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | passenger / cargo |
| Tonnage | 4,057 tons |
| Length | 360 ft 6 in (109.9m) |
| Beam | 47 ft 2 in (14.4m) |
| Depth | 23 ft 8 in (7.25m) |
| Propulsion | single screw |
| Speed | 12 knots (22.2 kmh) |
Remarks
Initially built to service the Australia, Java, Singapore route. In the mid-1920s she shifted to the Australia to Papua New Guinea service and was known for providing its passengers with luxuriously furnished rooms and modern services. She was requisitioned for war service from 1939 until 1945, but remained under the control of the Austalian Government from 1945 until 1948 when she was sold to Wah Shang Steam Ship Company of Shanghi who renamed her Haven. She was broken up in January 1955.
On 21 Jan 1976 Papua New Guinea issued a stamp honouring her service.