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Ex Wellington Exporter 1973. Ex Ursula Horn 1969. Modified for use as research vessel. Based in Wellington New Zealand.
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Former name(s):
- Wellington Exporter (Until 1973)
- Harald Horn (Until 1968)
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Launched:30/4/1960.
Completed: 3/8/1960
Builder: Sietas, Neuenfelde, Germany.
1,359 gross tons
1,341 deadweight tons.
Length overall:72.2m
Length between perpendiculars:67.5m
Beam:10.8m
1960 - "HARALD HORN" - Rudolf A. Oetker, Hamburg, Germany
1968 - "WELLINGTON EXPORTER" - NZ Export Line Ltd. (Quevedo Investments Ltd.), Auckland, New Zealand.
1973 - "TANGAROA" - NZ Government, Wellington.
In early 1973 she was re-engineered as a Research vessel for the NZ Dept of Scientific and Industrial Research (Oceanographic Division). By 1984 she was found to be unseaworthy and sold by tender to be scrapped at Auckland by Metal Industries Ltd in 11/1984.
Previously, as the refrigerated ship "WELLINGTON EXPORTER", she was intended to trade between Auckland and Norfolk Island, Noumea, Port Moresby, Lae, Rabaul, and also from Auckland to Gisborne, Napier, Picton and Nelson to Sydney, Melbourne and Sydney again on the voyage back.
Source: NZ Ship and Marine Society:
https://nzshipmarine.recollect.co.nz
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regards
Emmanuel.L.(Malta)
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