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13th April 2006, 17:23
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Rangitata
Built John Brown & Co 1929 16,698 gt, refitted in 1947-48 with tw scr 2 x 6 cyl. Brown-Doxford. 15/16 knts. Final sailing from Wellington 1962 (I was on board) Not a dry eye on the quayside. We passed are sister ship Rangitiki in the pacific homeward bound. She too was on her final voyage.
Scrapped in July that year in Santander. 
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13th April 2006, 19:59
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Brings back painful memories.My Father was Quarter Master on her and was lost overboard in 1937
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30th November 2009, 08:55
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I was on her for the last three Voyage,and true not a dry eye in site, I have the Souvenir Post card with penant in full flight. John (fantail)
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20th September 2010, 11:11
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I was Senior Third Mate on her final voyage and responsible for the pennant! I too have the souvenir postcard, plus the passenger list and a few other odds and ends. I also have the two books about NZSCo from her library - Clipper Ship to Motor Liner and Ordeal by Sea.
Cheers.
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#5
20th September 2010, 14:57
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Greetings Peter.
Good to hear from you on this wonderful site. Trust this finds you well Kind regards Mike Smith Durham 1957~1960
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#6
20th September 2010, 20:15
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Good to hear from you, Mike. I came across this site when researching Mobil Fuel 1939 yesterday. Our Wellington Mission to Seafarers has the foc's'le bell and we want to mount a plaque beside it to tell visitors about the ship that it came from. We have no idea why we won it!
I notice lots on the Christchurch earthquake on this site as well. We are about to host a family that has been traumatised by the quake for a few days during the school holidays. Ironically the woman's father is a Master Mariner, aged 78 and living at Diamond Harbour, the epicentre of one of the large aftershocks. Talk soon, Peter Durham 1957-1961
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