SS Mahia
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 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 |
| Builder | Workman Clark |
| Launched | 1917 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | passenger / cargo (refrigerated) |
| Tonnage | 7,900 tons |
| Speed | 14 knots (25.93 km/h) |
Remarks
Built for Shaw, Savill & Albion Line. Sister ship to Pakeha.
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 severaldays later after the fire was extinguished. 'The AGe' on Friday 8 Aug 1947 reported a total of 6 deaths and 4 missing.