Built at Swan Hunter, Wallsend in 1960. Twin screw diesel. Speed 18 knots. GT 13,085. Eleventh ship built by Port Line since end of Second World War. Had a built in swimming pool for the crew.
Date posted21st November 2010ContributorJ Y Freeman
New Zealand Ship and Marine Society (22nd Aug 2019). PORT NEW PLYMOUTH 1960-1979. In Website New Zealand Ship and Marine Society. Retrieved 5th Apr 2020 15:10, from https://nzshipmarine.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/277
