EMPIRE FOODSHIP
NEW SHAW, SAVILL BOAT
The Shaw, Savill and Albion motor ship Waiotira, which was launched at Belfast at the beginning ot this month, is the fifth of a class of almost identical Empire P.oodships built for this line.
She has been given the Maori name, Waiotira, and her sister-ships include the Waiwera, Wairangi, and Waimarama.
The new ship is 13,000 tons gross and will have refrigerated cargo space exceeding 500,000 cub. ft., at which 1 IO.OOOcub. ft. will be specially fitted for the carriage of chilled meat. Her general cargo space measures about 250,OUOcub. ft., giving a total cargo capacity of 750,000 cub, ft. Special attention also has been given to the crew's accommodation, which will be in advance of the recent Board of Trade regulations. The crew will be berthed amidships and aft in two-berth cabins with cot berths. Twelve passengers will be carried in eight single-bedstead and two double-bedstead cabins, and there will be a dining saloon, smokeroom and lounge for them. The Waiotira leaves Liverpool on December 2 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin on her ’maiden voyage.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20027, 28 August 1939, Page 14
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183EMPIRE FOODSHIP Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20027, 28 August 1939, Page 14
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