UNION COMPANY ACQUIRES CARGO VESSELS
— Press Association
Bv Pelegrayh
WELLINGTON, March 20. Four 7000-ton cargo vessels of the Parlc Line, operated by the Canadian Government, have been acquired by the Union Steam Ehip Company to replace war losses. The ships, the Parkdale Parlc, Bait Lake Park, Sunnyside 1'ark and D.nuinion Parlc, will be renamed Waikawa, Wa runa, Waitomo aud Waihemo respectively. Launched within the last three years, the ships are siinilar to Liberty ships and have a cargo capacity of about 10,000 tons. The change of ownership is being effeeted in Canada. The Sunnyside Park, which is proceeding to New Zealand, will arrive here as the Wai tomo. The Parkdale Parlc is also Dominion-bound. It is the intention of the Union Company to operate a month ly service between Yancouver, San Francisco, New Zealand, Sydney and Aletbourne with the new ships.
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Chronicle (Levin), 21 March 1946, Page 8
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