Ajana (1912)

Later names
1920:
Otarama
1928:
Amaranto

Builder:
Russell & Company
Port Glasgow, Scotland
Ordered:
N/A
Keel Laid:
N/A
Year Built:
1912
Launched:
February 22, 1912
Type:
Cargo (Refrigerated)
Completed:
May 1912
Fate:
Scrapped at Genoa, Italy Nov. 1932.


Owner
Australind Steam Shipping Company Ltd.
London, England
(Managed by Trinder Anderson & Co)
Nov. 25, 1919:
New Zealand Shipping Company
London, England
Feb. 29, 1928:
D&E Fratelli Bozzo
Genoa, Italy


Dimensions, machinery and performance
Length:
454' (PP)
Engines:
2 four cylinder quadruple expansion (a)
Beam:
56' 1"
Boilers:
N/A
Draft:
N/A
Shafts:
2
Gross Tons:
7,759
HP:
817 (NHP)
DWT:
10,400
Speed:
13 knots
Crew:
N/A
Funnels:
1
Passengers:
N/A
Masts:
2
Construction notes
(a):
Built by D. Dowan & Company, Glasgow, Scotland

History
May 12, 1917:
Requisitioned as a troopship for the Australian Expeditionary Force.
Apr. 12, 1919:
Requisitioned under the Liner Requisition Scheme.
Nov. 25, 1919:
Sold to New Zealand Shipping Company.
April 1920:
Renamed Otarama.
Feb. 29, 1928:
Sold to D&E Fratelli Bozzo and renamed Amaranto.
Nov. 1932:
Arrived at Genoa, Italy for scrapping.


Builder's Data
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