Passenger ship built 1882 for Australalasian Steam Nav Co., for coastal/island service.
Bought 1886 by British India Steam Nav Co.
Sold to Osaka Shosen Kaisha and renamed KANKO MARU.
Sold again 1817 and renamed SHINSEI MARY No 5.
Scrapped 1923
LB 14/8
Vanuatu SG391
Rockton
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D. v. Nieuwenhuijzen
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Re: Rockton
Built in 1882 by Napier, Shanks & Bell Yoker, Glasgow, #16, for Australasian Steam Navigation Co., Sydney.
Freighter, Gt:1971, Nt:1189, L:82,39m. B:11,37m. Depth:6,92m. compound steam engine:400 nhp.
In 1887 transferred to Australasian Steam S. N. Co.
In 1905 sold to Osaka Sosen Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, renamed in KANKO MARU,, 1917 sold to Hara Shin-ichi as SHINSEI MARU, 1923 renamed in SHUNWA MARU, same year broken up in Japan.
(Vanuatu 1984, 45 VT. StG.391)
Internet.
Freighter, Gt:1971, Nt:1189, L:82,39m. B:11,37m. Depth:6,92m. compound steam engine:400 nhp.
In 1887 transferred to Australasian Steam S. N. Co.
In 1905 sold to Osaka Sosen Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, renamed in KANKO MARU,, 1917 sold to Hara Shin-ichi as SHINSEI MARU, 1923 renamed in SHUNWA MARU, same year broken up in Japan.
(Vanuatu 1984, 45 VT. StG.391)
Internet.
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