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Kaitawa
History
NameKaitawa
OwnerUnion Steamship Company
Yard number375
FateWrecked 24 May 1966
General characteristics
TypeCollier
Tonnage2,485 GRT
Length85.1 m (279 ft 2 in)
Beam13.2 m (43 ft 4 in)
Draught5.3 m (17 ft 5 in)
Installed power2 × 725-horsepower (541 kW) diesel engines
Speed9.5 knots (17.6 km/h; 10.9 mph)

MV Kaitawa was a 2,485-ton collier owned by the Union Steamship Company. She was lost with all hands on 24 May 1966 near Cape Reinga, New Zealand.[1]

  1. ^ Cox, Michael (11 February 2011). "Anger lingers over Kaitawa sinking". Waikato Times. Retrieved 17 September 2015.

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