NEW ATHENIC FOR N.Z. TRADE
lieceived Tuesday, 7 p.m. LONJJON, Nov. "2(5. The >Shaw Gavili Albion liner Atlienie has been lauuched at Ilarland and Wolff's shipyard at Belfast. The Atiienic is the second of the company 's posl-war reconstruclion prograinnie eoniprising four iirst-class passeugercargb liners dntended for service between the L'niled Ivingdoin, youth AiTica, Australia and New Zealand, carrying 8U passengers, the majoritv in single cabins. yhe is a sister shi]» to ihe Go-rinthic which was lauuched ai Birkenhead Jast II ay. Iler gross tonnage is 15,000 with space for 7000 tous of refrigerated cargo and 4000 tons of general cargo. lle 11 normal service speed is 17 knots. The Atiienic is naiiied after the vessel which served yhaw Bavill in the New Zealand trade from 1901 to 1928 after which slie became the Norwegian whaling factory Pelagos which a German raider captured in May, 1941.
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Chronicle (Levin), 27 November 1946, Page 7
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