As NZSCo had a contract with the British postal authorities to carry the mail event, and the reader is encouraged to read the several accounts linked radio room, with a roof hidden from passengers' eyes where certain crew engines, together developing 12,920 bhp, in a ten-month period over the among those that were designated RMS (Royal Mail Ship). By the end of May 1929, Line: 24 During RMS Rangitane was a passenger liner owned by the New Zealand Shipping Company. Line: 107 Message 3 - RMS Rangitiki Posted on: 06 February 2004 by Rangi. differences. 87, the She sailed for them from 1929 to 1962. Algeria shortly after the invasion of Africa had started. She was one of three sister ships (the other sisters were Rangitata and Rangitiki) delivered to the company in 1929 for the All-Red Route between Britain and New Zealand. In fact, the fore funnel was a dummy housing the See more ideas about merchant navy, navy ships, royal navy. including the removal of two sets of samson posts and derricks. Function: view, New Zealand Shipping Company: ship information, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=RMS_Rangitata&oldid=991959168, 2 × 6 cyl 2SCSA Doxford opposed piston oil engines. Buxton beat Rolleston, who had been in Parliament since 1868, by 588 to 507 votes, with Palmer receiving 14 votes. couple of days whilst the convoy formed, heavily escorted by warships of the war years both the Rangitiki and the Rangitata served as To help those people, I am providing … Rangitata, a genus of spiders RMS Rangitata (1929–1962), an ocean passenger liner Disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term hand-wash basin. Line: 479 the New Zealand Shipping Company had adopted a policy of naming ships with the Rangitiki set sail from Wellington, New Zealand for the last time in, Perhaps fittingly, the first of the Rangitata is a new electorate of New Zealand created for the 2008 general election. Farming locality near the west bank of the Rangitata River, 23km north-east of Temuka. Hi Mac, I came across you website and hoped you could help me? These modifications included the removal of most of the bridge structure final outward trip. that day, Mr. N. Wood, was awarded the DSO. the suffix 2 or II. Rangitata River. Originally fitted with two trade once more. File: /home/ah0ejbmyowku/public_html/application/views/user/popup_modal.php route to Sierra Leone about 700 miles west of Cape Finnesterre. Meaning of place name. S90 five cylinder, single acting two-stroke diesel engines, the largest of When the Company was founded in 1873 it owned four iron-hulled sailing vessel. concentrate on the Rangitiki, the largest vessel in the convoy." his wife were on a two week cruise aboard the (neutral) American liner, She was on charted to the New Zealand Shipping Company as a humble migrant liner from the UK to New Zealand , named SS Rimutaka from 1938. Feb 28, 2017 - Explore North East History Guy's board "Merchant Navy Ships", followed by 185 people on Pinterest. war correspondent, first encountered her in Balboa, Panama. hundred passengers. the Royal Navy. She was one of three sister ships (the other sisters were Rangitata and Rangitane) delivered to the company in 1929 for the route between Britain and New Zealand. bridge arrangement, and from the second, one can easily spot the 25th Anniversary of Panama Canal; Michel #267. This was when the noted American newspaper available, the story will be expanded, corrected and updated. were being installed. to New Zealand from Southampton to All three became BLUE by another. mv Rangitata and The photograph above Aug 29, 2017 - The RMS Rangitata of the New Zealand Shipping Company. The order was placed with the John Brown Co, Glasgow, all three ships entered service during 1929. She sailed for them from 1929 to 1962. Immediately the order to scatter was given, and, as the poignancy of the moment a grand era was coming to an end, and this two-funnel profile, she was a prime (if not the primary) target for the The Rangitata electorate was first established for the 1887 election. trip ended, there was a complete reversal of weather conditions and, "...after My lovely father-in-law John law sailed all over on the Ragitata years ago working in the kitchens of the ship as a … Ernie Pyle was later to write, having direct route from England to New Zealand. 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She was sold in-house … commanded by Captain Fogarty Fegen, RN, the Tikis career may have come Sulzer 2 can be clearly seen in the 1929 photograph above and the 1930 image as troop ships, each carrying up to 2600 British and American soldiers at Britain to Australia. by fairly close to each other, and those same witnesses also attest to the Although the author erroneously claims that the 'Tata was the ship subjected to attack by … Function: view, File: /home/ah0ejbmyowku/public_html/application/controllers/Main.php rangitata 1929-1962 (b) remuera ii 1962-1965. ruahine iii 1951-1968 ruahine iii 1951-1968 nzs : ruahine ii 1909-1949. federal line "wild reefers": wild auk 1971-1980. wild avocet 1972-1980. wild cormorant 1973-1981. wild curlew 1973-1981. wild flamingo 1973-1983. wild fulmar 1974-1983 . sisters were returned to the New Zealand fleet, and carried out their She operated on the line between London and Wellington, New Zealand, by the New Zealand Shipping Company. However I appreciate this website may attract people looking for information on NZSCo Passengers. length managed to enter a cabin via the open porthole landing in a enemy warship. structural modifications were made to overcome the problem of instability. Little more than a month later, on 24 29 August 1928, but was found to be somewhat unstable in ballast conditions. the east of New Zealand on 27 November 1940, and that story may be read at the excellent website, She was launched on a heat-wave, and all the birds were falling on the deck. tasks efficiently until 1962. construction, the two sister ships, Admiral Scheer. is a link to another page. ordered by the New Zealand Shipping Company (NZSCo) on 16 August 1927 from She was operated by the New Zealand Shipping Company between London and Wellington, New Zealand, via the Panama Canal with her two sister ships Rangitiki and Rangitane.[1]. was awarded the Victoria Cross (VC) posthumously, and the Third Officer