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S.S. Maheno

S.S. Maheno

The S.S. Maheno was a ship that was used by New Zealand as a hospital ship in World War I and was also used as a bombing practise in World War II.

The S.S. Maheno was caught in a winter cyclone while being towed to Japan for a scrap metal yard when it was grounded at Cathedral Beach, Fraser Island, on the 8th of July, 1935.

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There is a lot less of her there now.
 

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I do Ben and I'll dig some out for you.
 

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Karbine I have just posted a photo of MAHENO as a hospital ship.
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Emmanuel
 

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Great photo and beach!
I just took a look on Google earth - it is clearly visible in quite high definition .

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Rick
 

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Yes, I know this ship well, because I decided to paint her back in 1995 and took the painting to Hervey Bay to sell, unfortunately I didn't sell the painting but I did get my painting photographed and put on the Hervey Bay Household Calendar that went out to everyone in the area, I remember I had done quite a bit of research on the ship, i.e. the correct number of lifeboats and portholes I use old pictures from the library, now days however, thanks to shipsnostalgia I have great photos of her in her heyday.
 

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