KAPARA'S TRIALS
The motorship Kapara, built by Henry Robb, Ltd., for Richardson and Co., Ltd., Port Ahuriri, Napier, completed her trials on the Firth of Forth recently, when a mean speed of 12.86 knots over the measured mile was obtained, and manoeuvring tests were successfully carried out. The Kapara has a length of 190 ft, breadth 35ft 6in, depth 21ft 3in, and deadweight capacity of about 950 tons. She is fitted with Polar Atlas Diesel engines totalling 1280 b.h.p.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 134, 3 December 1938, Page 25
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79KAPARA'S TRIALS Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 134, 3 December 1938, Page 25
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