T.S.M.V.KOKIRI
Ship No 400
KOKIRI, was the sister ship of KAWATIRI and third ship, of a three ship order from the Union Steamship Company of New Zealand.
Being a twin screw vessel, at 2470 tons, she had a length between perpendiculars of 290 feet and a beam of 43 feet, along with a design draught of 19 feet and 6 inches.
She was of shallow draught to enable her to navigate the tricky and dangerous waters of the New Zealand Coast.
2 comments:
I believe this is the ship which blew up and caught fire in Wellington(?) Harbour... My father was on it and he got badly burned, he also lost a good friend that day !
Yes build up of coal dust caused explosion when boson turned windlass on
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