TONGARIRO

Hi Fairfield
very elegant design of this ref ship ,she had 3 sisters built in 1966 TAUPO and TEKOA and WESTMORLAND built in1967 .
TONGARIRO become the greek flagged REEFER PRINCESS in 1979.

Hi Tanker

Yes indeed,they were good ships.WESTMORLAND was Clyde built by Lithgow and went on her maiden voyage on her own during a severe gale in 1965!All sadly gone now.

Hi,

Did the TONGARIRO become the BEACON HILL later in life, or was that one of her sisters? Also, when was she scrapped?

TONGARIRO became REEFER PRINCESS but I don/t know if she was renamed again.I/ll try and find out unless someone else can help in the meantime.

TONGARIRO, 1979 REEFER PRINCESS. 1982 CAPETAN LEONIDAS, 1985 BROKEN UP AT GADANI BEACH
TEKOA, RENAMED; MAHSURI, 1984 BROKEN UP KAOHSIUNG
TAUPO, 1980 RENAMED MANDAMA, 1984 BROKEN UP AT CHITTAGONG
JOHN 2365

WESTMORLAND became the BEACON HILL in 1981. Scrapped in Mainland China in 1985.

John and Flyer;thanks for all that info.

My first ship deep sea as a lowly grumbly, she had a RD 90 Sulzer engine from memory, with rotary exhaust valves, English Electric Alternators. UK - KIWI - UK in 3 months, quick trip. A great ship and when i saided on here she was still in NZSC colours and funnel.

did my first trip to sea on the taupo last seen them all laid up togeather in dubai late 70s