lagerstedt
26th February 2006, 07:38
Recently I wrote a brief about a small NZ shipping called the "Tasman Steamship Company" that was started in 1946 by a group of ex service man who used a rehab loan from the NZ government. The loan was available to ex ww2 serviceman who wanted to start a business or buy a farm etc. I got the information from a book called the "Shoestring Line" which was about the Tasman Steamship Co. The brief I wrote is posted on the forum NZCoastalshipping which is moderated by David Sheperd (flyer682) of SN.
One of the companies ships was called the MV Viti which prior to being bought by Tasman Steamship was the Vice Regal Yacht for the Governor of Fiji. He used the ship from 1939 to 1942. You can find info about the MV Viti typing MV Viti in the Google search engine. A lady living in OZ made contact with me saying her father was a Refrigeration Engineer with Tasman and was on the Viti. Sadly her father and mother were killed in a car accident in OZ and she is putting together information about her father life at sea for her two sons and would like to have a colour photo of the Viti. Can any one help?.
I have attached a b/w photo of MV Viti to this post. One photo is in her ww2 setup.
One of the companies ships was called the MV Viti which prior to being bought by Tasman Steamship was the Vice Regal Yacht for the Governor of Fiji. He used the ship from 1939 to 1942. You can find info about the MV Viti typing MV Viti in the Google search engine. A lady living in OZ made contact with me saying her father was a Refrigeration Engineer with Tasman and was on the Viti. Sadly her father and mother were killed in a car accident in OZ and she is putting together information about her father life at sea for her two sons and would like to have a colour photo of the Viti. Can any one help?.
I have attached a b/w photo of MV Viti to this post. One photo is in her ww2 setup.