RMS Rangitiki
RMS Rangitiki was a passenger liner owned by the New Zealand Shipping Company. 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. Rangitiki was built by John Brown & Company at Clydebank, Scotland and launched on 27 August 1928.
RMS Rangitiki | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Rangitiki |
| Owner | New Zealand Shipping Company |
| Port of registry | Plymouth |
| Route | Britain – New Zealand |
| Ordered | 16 August 1927 |
| Builder | John Brown & Company, Clydebank |
| Yard number | 516 |
| Launched | 27 August 1928 |
| Acquired | 31 January 1929 |
| Maiden voyage | 5 February 1929 |
| Out of service | 13 July 1962 |
| Fate | Scrapped October 1962 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 16,698 GRT, 10,266 NRT |
| Length | 531.0 ft (161.8 m) |
| Beam | 70.2 ft (21.4 m) |
| Draught | 33.8 ft (10.3 m) |
| Depth | 38.1 ft (11.6 m) |
| Installed power | 9,300 hp (6,900 kW), 2,186 NHP |
| Propulsion | Two Brown Sulzer S90 engines driving twin screws |
| Speed | 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Capacity | 598 (1st class: 100, 2nd class: 80, 3rd class: 418) |
Rangitiki measured just under 16,700 gross register tons, her registered length was 531.0 ft (161.8 m) and her beam was 70.2 feet (21.4 m). She carried 598 passengers in 1st, 2nd and 3rd classes and had refrigerated cargo space of 418,700 cubic feet (11,860 m3). The ship was powered by two Brown-Sulzer type diesel engines with a total output of 9,300 hp (6,900 kW), turning twin propellers.
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