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KONUI 1949-1969
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BuilderHenry RobbWhere BuiltLeith, ScotlandDate Built1949PropulsionTwin screw motor 10 knotsOwners & Previous Names1949-1969 USSCo
1969-1983 Various owners BONATRADE, TUNG LEE, BERJAYA
1983 Taiwanese shipbrokers BangkokAdditional NotesThe second of a series of 6 vessels of the collier series. Launched at the yard of Henry Robb, Leith by Mary Wootton, Miss New Zealand, 1948. For twenty years she was well known around the New Zealand coast delivering coal from the West Coast ports of Greymouth and Westport. In June 1960 she broke a loading record in Greymouth when 2926 tons of coal was loaded in 7.5 hours. After been sold to overseas interests she spent another 14 years trading in the Far East.
Where BuiltLeith, ScotlandDate Built1949PropulsionTwin screw motor 10 knotsOwners & Previous Names1949-1969 USSCo1969-1983 Various owners BONATRADE, TUNG LEE, BERJAYA
1983 Taiwanese shipbrokers Bangkok
Additional NotesThe second of a series of 6 vessels of the collier series. Launched at the yard of Henry Robb, Leith by Mary Wootton, Miss New Zealand, 1948. For twenty years she was well known around the New Zealand coast delivering coal from the West Coast ports of Greymouth and Westport. In June 1960 she broke a loading record in Greymouth when 2926 tons of coal was loaded in 7.5 hours. After been sold to overseas interests she spent another 14 years trading in the Far East.Connections
New Zealand Ship and Marine Society (21st Aug 2019). KONUI 1949-1969. In Website New Zealand Ship and Marine Society. Retrieved 15th Aug 2020 19:35, from https://nzshipmarine.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/198