Whakatane

"Whakatane"
8,726 gross, 4907 net, 10,400 deadweight
6 cyl Doxford by the builders 15.5 kts
8 pass. 1st class
94,900 c.f.R.

6/01/1954: Launched by A. Stephen & Sons, Glasgow.
20/05/01954: Delivered to NZSCo
5/05/1964: Sold to the Union Steam Ship Company of NZ and renamed "Waitaki"
1970: Sold to the Cia Maritima Ta Teh S.A. Panama and renamed "Successful Enterprise".
01/1973: Sold to the Wan Lung Navigation Co. S.A. Panama and renamed "Wan Yu".
02/1977: Transfered to the Truthful Shipping Co. S.A. panama and renamed "Truthful
10/05 1977: Laid up at Kaohsiung.
25/07/1977: "Damaged in collision during Typhoon Thelma.
11/09/1979: Demolition commenced at Kaohsiung

This is Tony Millen Here
I came out to New Zealand on the same ship renamed "Waitaki" on it's delivery voyage in 1964 and I would love to hear from any of the lads that where with me when we all paid of in Wellington that year with a no repatriation. I remember we where all going to get together after five years but it did never happen. I wonder what it would be like now as it is coming up to forty five years. My God dosn't time fly. I was one of the AB's and I often wonder about the other deck hand his name escapes me who suffered with the toothache. I felt sorry for him as their where no dentist's in the Atlantic ocean and he had to wait 'til Panama.
Well I hope I will hear from someone to find out what you all have been up too. My email Address is tonymillen@paradise.net.nz. Cheers everyone

HI Tony,
We must have sailed together ,I signed on the ***berland 16/4/63 in Liverpool and signed off ?/9/63 London I think, I was EDH at the time.
Do you remember me ?
Regards, {scouse}