SS Wairuna information

	The "Wairuna" during World War 1
History
Name	D/S Schneefels (1914); SS Gibraltar (1914–16); SS Polescar (1916–19); SS Wairuna (1919–45);
Namesake	the British territory of Gibraltar (1914–16); Wairuna in the Otago region of South Island, New Zealand (1919–45)
Owner	DDG Hansa (1914); UK Government (1914–19); British-India Steam Navigation Co; Union Steam Ship Co (1919–45); MoWT (1945);
Operator	DDG Hansa (1914); Houlder, Middleton & Co (1916–17); G Heyn & Sons (1917–19); Union Steam Ship Co (1919–45); J&J Denholm (1945);
Port of registry	Bremen (1914); (1914–19); London (1919–45);
Builder	Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft
Yard number	334
Launched	13 November 1913
Completed	1 January 1914
Out of service	30 October 1945
Identification	signal code QKJS (1914):; ; UK Official Number 132926 (1919–45); signal code TQVF (1919–45):; ; signal code GNXR (1945):; ;
Fate	scuttled
General characteristics
Type	Cargo ship
Tonnage	5,832 GRT; tonnage under deck 5,478; 3,642 NRT; 8,875 DWT;
Length	420 ft (130 m)
Beam	56.2 ft (17.1 m)
Draught	25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Depth	29.6 ft (9.0 m)
Installed power	530 NHP; 2,300 ihp;
Propulsion	3-cylinder triple expansion steam engine; single screw
Speed	11.5 knots (21.3 km/h); or 12 knots (22 km/h);
Crew	72

SS Wairuna, originally called D/S Schneefels, then SS Gibraltar and SS Polescar, was a cargo steamship that was launched in Germany in 1913. She had a varied career spanning three decades under successive German, British and New Zealand owners before being scuttled in the North Atlantic in 1945.

^ ^a ^b Kiehlmann, Peter. "D/S Schneefels (QKJS) 1914". Deutsche Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft "Hansa" Bremen (in German). Retrieved 1 April 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Lloyd's Register of Shipping (PDF). London: Lloyd's Register. 1930. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Lloyd's Register of Shipping (PDF). London: Lloyd's Register. 1945. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u "Polescar (1914) later Wairuna" (PDF). P&O Fact Sheet. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
^ Lettens, Jan; Allen, Tony (31 October 2012). "SS Wairuna [+1945]". The Wreck Site. Retrieved 1 April 2013.

[Kiehlmann-1] Kiehlmann, Peter. "D/S Schneefels (QKJS) 1914". Deutsche Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft "Hansa" Bremen (in German). Retrieved 1 April 2013.

[LR30-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Lloyd's Register of Shipping (PDF). London: Lloyd's Register. 1930. Retrieved 1 April 2013.

[LR45-3] Lloyd's Register of Shipping (PDF). London: Lloyd's Register. 1945. Retrieved 1 April 2013.

[P&O-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u "Polescar (1914) later Wairuna" (PDF). P&O Fact Sheet. Retrieved 1 April 2013.

[5] Lettens, Jan; Allen, Tony (31 October 2012). "SS Wairuna [+1945]". The Wreck Site. Retrieved 1 April 2013.

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History
The "Wairuna" during World War 1
Name	D/S Schneefels (1914)^[2] SS Gibraltar (1914–16)^[4] SS Polescar (1916–19)^[4] SS Wairuna (1919–45)^[4]
Namesake	the British territory of Gibraltar (1914–16); Wairuna in the Otago region of South Island, New Zealand (1919–45)
Owner	DDG Hansa (1914)^[4] UK Government (1914–19)^[4] British-India Steam Navigation Co^[4] Union Steam Ship Co (1919–45)^[4] MoWT (1945)^[4]^[3]
Operator	DDG Hansa (1914)^[4] Houlder, Middleton & Co (1916–17)^[4] G Heyn & Sons (1917–19)^[4] Union Steam Ship Co (1919–45)^[4] J&J Denholm (1945)^[3]
Port of registry	Bremen (1914) (1914–19) London (1919–45)^[2]
Builder	Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft^[2]
Yard number	334^[4]
Launched	13 November 1913^[4]
Completed	1 January 1914^[2]^[4]
Out of service	30 October 1945^[4]
Identification	signal code QKJS (1914):^[1] UK Official Number 132926 (1919–45)^[2]^[3] signal code TQVF (1919–45):^[2] signal code GNXR (1945):^[3]
Fate	scuttled^[4]
General characteristics
Type	Cargo ship^[2]
Tonnage	5,832 GRT tonnage under deck 5,478^[2] 3,642 NRT^[2] 8,875 DWT^[4]
Length	420 ft (130 m)^[2]
Beam	56.2 ft (17.1 m)^[2]
Draught	25.9 ft (7.9 m)^[4]
Depth	29.6 ft (9.0 m)^[2]
Installed power	530 NHP^[2] 2,300 ihp^[4]
Propulsion	3-cylinder triple expansion steam engine; single screw^[2]
Speed	11.5 knots (21.3 km/h)^[5] or 12 knots (22 km/h)^[4]
Crew	72^[1]