SS Aorangi (1883)
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SS Aorangi was a passenger and refrigerated cargo ship built by John Elder & Co. of Govan, Glasgow for the New Zealand Shipping Company and launched in 1883. She was chartered by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) between April 1914 until 1915.[1] In 1915, she was sunk as a blockship at Scapa Flow. In 1920, she was raised but re-sank in Kirk Bay.
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"Aorangi" in dock at Lyttelton, New Zealand, c. 1894 | |
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New Zealand | |
Name | Aorangi |
Namesake | Mount Cook (Maori: Aorangi) |
Owner |
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Builder | John Elder & Co., Govan |
Yard number | 281 |
Launched | 2 October 1883 |
In service | 1883–1915 |
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Fate | Scrapped in 1925 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 4,163 GRT |
Length | 389 ft (119 m) |
Beam | 46 ft (14 m) |
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Armament | 1 × QF 12 pounder 12 cwt naval gun |
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