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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.
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| shipname = SS Mahia
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| shipowner = Shaw, Savill & Albion Line
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| shipbuilder = Workman Clark and Company, Belfast
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| shiplaunched = 1917
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| shipoutofservice = 1953
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| shipfate = scrapped 1953 at Faslane
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==Remarks==
 
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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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==Remarks==
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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.
Built or Shaw, Savill & Albion Line.  Sister ship to Pakeha.
 
Fire and explosion 7 Aug 1947 at Victoria Dock in Melbourne leaving 3 crew members dead.  To extinguish the fire the rear holds of the ship had to be deliberately flooded and then patched so she could be pumped out and refloated.
 
  
 
==Soldiers carried==
 
==Soldiers carried==
  
==England to Fremantle 4 June - 17 July 1919==
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===England to Fremantle 4 June - 17 July 1919===
 
*[[Bruce Leslie Logan]]
 
*[[Bruce Leslie Logan]]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 00:13, 1 May 2022

SS Mahia
SS Mahia 2.jpg
SS Mahia 1.jpg
The fire brigade poured so much water into holds to exstinuish the fire, that the ship developed a dangerous list to port.
History
Name SS Mahia
Owner Shaw, Savill & Albion Line
Builder Workman Clark and Company, Belfast
Launched 1917
In service 1917
Out of service 1953
Fate scrapped 1953 at Faslane
General characteristics
Type passenger / cargo (refrigerated)
Tonnage 10,835 tons
Propulsion twin screw
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.

Soldiers carried

England to Fremantle 4 June - 17 July 1919