New Zealand Shipping Company
The New Zealand Shipping Company (NZSC) was a shipping company whose ships ran passenger and cargo services between Great Britain and New Zealand. The company was founded in 1873 and its services absorbed into the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O) in 1973.[1]
The company livery consisted of black hulls, white superstructure and yellow funnels.[1]
In the 1880s, the company's ships were equipped with refrigeration.[1]
Company policy dictated a stop at Pitcairn Island, in the Pacific, to break the monotony of the ocean crossing.
Ships
NZSC operated a number of ships, some purpose built, others acquired from other operators by purchase, lease or charter.
| Ship | Type | Date launched | Date acquired | Date disposed | Fate/ next assignment |
| Stad Haarlem | leased 1879 | ||||
| Fenstanton | steamship | chartered 1883 | |||
| British King | |||||
| Ionic | |||||
| Doric | |||||
| Tongariro | |||||
| Aorangi | |||||
| Ruapehu | |||||
| Kaikoura | |||||
| Rimutaka (1) | |||||
| Ruahine (1) | 1891 | ||||
| Rotorua (2) | former Shropshire | ||||
| Rangitata | passenger liner | 1929 | 1929 | 1962 | Scrapped |
| Rangitiki | passenger liner | 1929 | 1929 | 1962 | Scrapped |
| Rangitane | passenger liner | 1929 | 1929 | Sunk by enemy | |
| Remeura | 1947 | 1961 (former Parthia) | |||
| Rimutaka | 1938 | 1950 | |||
| Rotorua | 1923 | 1940 | |||
| Turakina | 1923 | 1940 | |||
| Rangitoto | between 1949 and 1951 | ||||
| Rangitane (2) | between 1949 and 1951 | ||||
| Ruahine (3) | between 1949 and 1951 |
During World War II, Rangitata operated as a troopship, returning to civilian service by 1949.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "M V Rangitata". http://www.fgrubbs.com/3104/rangitata/rangitata.htm. Retrieved 2009-05-31.
External links
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