Haparangi
1947
(Solent SOM-15)
- Type: General cargo
- Displacement: 11,281 tons
- Dimensions: 561 x 70 ft.
- Machinery: Doxford diesels, twin screw, 12,800 bhp = 16 knots
- Builder: John Brown & Co, Clydebank, Scotland, 1947
- Service: Haparangi was the lead ship of a class of eight, three built for New Zealand Shipping Company and five for Federal Steam Navigation (both British flag) Delivered 31 Aug 1947 for London to New Zealand and Australia, service via Panama Canal. Transferred to Federal in 1965. Became a unit of the P&O General Cargo Division in 1971. Sold for breakup in 1973. Sisters Hurunui and Hauraki.
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