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Containership “Arafura” arriving at Nagoya, 21st January 1981
Owner: Australia Japan Container Line Ltd.
Manager: Eastern & Australian Steamship Co. Ltd.
Flag: British
Port of registry: London
Builder: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Kobe (Hull-987)
Gross tons: 25,247
Deadweight: 18,816
Container capacity: 1,436 t.e.u. (including 430 refrigerated)
Length overall: 211.43 m
Max. draft: 10.524 m
Engine: B&W diesel, 32,000 b.h.p., by Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Tamano
Service speed: 23 knots
Completed August 1970
AJCL became associate company of Peninsular & Oriental S.N. Co., London, May 1986
Renamed “Chitral” May 1991
Registry transferred to Hong Kong July 1991
Management transferred to China Navigation Co. October 1992
AJCL restyled P&O Swire Containers (Australia) Ltd. February 1995
Ownership transferred to P&O Swire Containers Ltd. June 1995
Renamed :Matilda Bay August 1998
Renamed “P&O Nedlloyd Tauranga” August 1998
Delivered for scrapping at Zhangjiangang, China, 2002
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