Difference between revisions of "HMT Matatua"
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| shipname = HMT Matatua | | shipname = HMT Matatua | ||
| − | | shipowner = Shaw, Savill & Albion Co. | + | | shipowner = Shaw, Savill & Albion Co Ltd, Southampton. |
| shipbuilder = Workman Clark & Co. Ltd, Belfast | | shipbuilder = Workman Clark & Co. Ltd, Belfast | ||
| shipyardnumber = 205 | | shipyardnumber = 205 | ||
| − | | shiplaunched = 1904 | + | | shiplaunched = 15 Jan 1904 |
| − | | shipcompleted = | + | | shipcompleted = February 1904 |
| shipinservice = 1904 | | shipinservice = 1904 | ||
| shipoutofservice = 1940 | | shipoutofservice = 1940 | ||
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| shiptonnage = 6,488 tons | | shiptonnage = 6,488 tons | ||
| shiplength = 448 ft (136.55m) | | shiplength = 448 ft (136.55m) | ||
| − | | shipbeam = 56.5 ft | + | | shipbeam = 56.5 ft (17.20m) |
| − | | shipdepth = 30.6 ft | + | | shipdepth = 30.6 ft (9.30m) |
| shippropulsion = twin screw | | shippropulsion = twin screw | ||
| shipspeed = 13 knots | | shipspeed = 13 knots | ||
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| History | |
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| Name | HMT Matatua |
| Owner | Shaw, Savill & Albion Co Ltd, Southampton. |
| Builder | Workman Clark & Co. Ltd, Belfast |
| Yard number | 205 |
| Launched | 15 Jan 1904 |
| Completed | February 1904 |
| In service | 1904 |
| Out of service | 1940 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Passenger / cargo |
| Tonnage | 6,488 tons |
| Length | 448 ft (136.55m) |
| Beam | 56.5 ft (17.20m) |
| Depth | 30.6 ft (9.30m) |
| Propulsion | twin screw |
| Speed | 13 knots |
Remarks
Built for the Shaw Savill & Albion Line. Known in 1918 as HMNZT 111 Matatua, she carried 497 New Zealand reinforcements to the UK, arriving on 5 Dec 1918.
After the war she was returned to Shaw Savill & Albion before being sold in 1928 to A. Bernstein and renamed Ilsenstein. Scuttled in Skerry Sound, Scarpa Flow on 18 Feb 1940.