Arahura (twin screw ship)
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TSS Arahura
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 New Zealand
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| Name: | Arahura |
| Namesake: | Arahura River |
| Owner: |
Union Steam Ship Company 1905–26 Anchor Shipping Company 1926–50 B T Daniel 1950–52 |
| Port of registry: |
Port of Dunedin 1905–1926 Port of Nelson 1926–1950 |
| Route: | New Zealand coastal waters |
| Ordered: | 1905 |
| Builder: | William Denny and Brothers, Dumbarton, Scotland |
| Cost: | £52,000 |
| Yard number: | 755 |
| Laid down: | January 1905 |
| Launched: | 25 March 1905 |
| Completed: | 19 July 1905 |
| Maiden voyage: | 19 July 1905 |
| Out of service: | 1950 |
| Fate: | Sunk by rockets fired by RNZAF Mosquito bombers in Operation Scuttle Two |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Twin-screw steamer |
| Tonnage: | 1607 tons |
| Length: | |
| Beam: | 36.6 feet (11.2 m) |
| Draught: | 27 feet 2 inches (8.3 m) |
| Depth: | 230.5 feet (70.3 m) |
| Installed power: | 1,514 NHP |
| Propulsion: | two triple-expansion engines |
| Speed: | 12.5 knots (23.2 km/h) (attained 15 knots (28 km/h) in sea trials) |
Union Steam Ship Company 1905–26 Anchor Shipping Company 1926–50
Port of Dunedin 1905–1926
TSS Arahura was a twin screw steam passenger/cargo ship (also schooner rigged) built for the Union Steam Ship Company. It was launched on the Clyde on 25 March 1905 and built by William Denny and Brothers Dumbarton at a cost of £52,000. It had a gross weight of 1,607 tons. The ship had accommodation for 201 passengers.
In January 1905 Union Steam Ship Company designed and entered into a contract with D.J. Dunlop and Co of Port Glasgow to build a new steamship. It was to be similar to the Navua which had been specially built for the tropical passenger and cargo service. The Navua had been particularly successful for the company.
The new steamer was slightly larger than the Navua, but her passenger accommodation and cargo arrangements were similar. The company expected the steamer to be in service by the end of 1905. It was planned to use it on the Wellington — West Coast route. Because of this the company asked the Premier Richard Seddon to suggest a name or names for the vessel. Of the several names he put forward, Arahura was chosen. Arahura is a small river on the West Coast.
The papers of the day described the new ship as 320 ft long, 44 ft broad, and 28 ft 8.5 in deep. On deck there was accommodation for 90 saloon and 40 second saloon passengers. This was later reported as 150 saloon and 46 second saloon passengers. She was to have a speed of 12.5 knots at sea on a draught of 12 ft. The total capacity on a draught of 21 ft will be 3500 tons, including bunker coal. She was built of steel of the highest class of the British Corporation Registry and under their special survey. The propulsion was two triple-expansion engines. The vessel was built under the supervision of Captain Cameron, Marine Superintendent of the company. At her sea trials near Skelmorlie on the Firth of Clyde she attained 15 knots.
The Arahura sailed from Greenock to London on 13 July 1905. She left London for New Zealand via Hobart on 19 July 1905 arriving in Dunedin on 10 September 1905.
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