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Wellington Exporter

A long-range shot of "Wellington Exporter" alongside in October 1969
JT Diamond collection, Auckland Libraries, JTD-19M-04002-2
Built
1960
LR No.
5142645
Gross
1359
Net
802
Dimensions
72.24m x 10.83m
Registered
Auckland
First Arrival
4 October 1969
Last Sailing
25 May 1971
Names
Harald Horn
Wellington Exporter
Tangaroa
Years
1960-68
1968-73
1973-84

Built in Hamburg, she was launched on 30 April 1960, and had a service speed of 14 knots.

Acquired for the NZ Export Shipping Line in 1968, she operated a three-weekly service to New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, in tandem with "Auckland Exporter".

Sourced from Ships of NZ Facebook page

That proved a short-lived experience, and in 1973, after a lengthy period of time lying idle at Marsden Wharf, she was sold to the NZ Government. Her change of name to "Tangaroa" (pictured below) took place in Whangarei, along with a number of alterations to her appearance.

She served NIWA's research purposes from her base in Wellington until being broken up in Auckland in November 1984, having been towed north a month earlier from Wellington where she was declared unseaworthy when under survey in February.

As "Tangaroa" in Wellington.  Sourced from USSCo NZ Facebook page


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