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HOLMBANK 1962 - 63
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BuilderA/S Bergens Mek Verk
Where BuiltBergenDate Built1948Length x Breadth53 metresTonnage665 dwPropulsionSingle screw dieselOwners & Previous Names48 Anne Norwegian
49 Sunnygirl Norwegian
52 Turihau New Zealand
62 Holmbank New ZealandAdditional NotesHolmbank was an unlucky ship and not liked by many ship masters. She was one of the first vessels on the NZ coast that had a controllable pitch propeller which did things to a ship completely different from the conventional propeller. Her career in Holm and Company was short lived running ashore on rocks near the entrance to Akaroa Harbour on a voyage in thick fog from Timaru to Wellington.
Where BuiltBergenDate Built1948Length x Breadth53 metresTonnage665 dwPropulsionSingle screw dieselOwners & Previous Names48 Anne Norwegian49 Sunnygirl Norwegian
52 Turihau New Zealand
62 Holmbank New Zealand
Additional NotesHolmbank was an unlucky ship and not liked by many ship masters. She was one of the first vessels on the NZ coast that had a controllable pitch propeller which did things to a ship completely different from the conventional propeller. Her career in Holm and Company was short lived running ashore on rocks near the entrance to Akaroa Harbour on a voyage in thick fog from Timaru to Wellington. Connections
New Zealand Ship and Marine Society (21st Aug 2019). HOLMBANK 1962 - 63. In Website New Zealand Ship and Marine Society. Retrieved 5th Apr 2020 15:33, from https://nzshipmarine.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/1894