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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.
 
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.
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On 21 Jan 1976 Papua New Guinea issued a stamp honouring her service.
 
On 21 Jan 1976 Papua New Guinea issued a stamp honouring her service.

Latest revision as of 00:29, 28 September 2023

SS Montoro
SS Montoro.jpg
SS Montoro 1.jpg
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.

Soldiers carried

Brisbane to Wewak, New Guinea 24 July to 9 August 1945