YWAM Koha
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YWAM Koha is a New Zealand-registered Medical Aid Ship, built in 1968 as the buoy tender Konrad Meisel for the German Government and later owned in South Africa as Isibane. As the Claymore II she provided the essential transport links to the remote Pacific territory of Pitcairn Island from New Zealand and French Polynesia, part-funded by the British Government until 2018 when she was replaced by the Silver Supporter.[4]
"MV Claymore II" and "MV Claymore 2" redirect here. For other ships, see MV Claymore.
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Builder | Jadewerft, Wilhelmshaven |
Yard number | 113 |
Completed | 1968 |
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Type | Buoy tender;
from c2004 passenger and cargo, from 2019 Medical Ship |
Tonnage | 514 GRT, later 486 GT |
Length | 160 ft (49 m) |
Beam | 32 ft (9.8 m) |
Draft | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
Decks | 5 |
Installed power | Two Deutz diesel engines, 560 kW (750 hp) each |
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Range | 9,000 nautical miles (17,000 km; 10,000 mi) |
Capacity | 12 passengers |
Crew | 8 |
Notes | [1][2][3] |
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