Passenger/roro RANGATIRA at Southampton Feb 1972
Built: 1972 by Swan Hunter; fitted out in Southampton because of builder industrial dispute
Owner/Manager: Union SS Co (UK) Ltd
GRT 9387, DWT 2052
Length 153, beam 22 metres
Twin screw turbo-electric 21 kts
1982 became barrack ship in Falkland’s War, fitted with helicopter deck and four Oerlikon 20 mm cannon.
1986 Queen M.; 1990 Carlo R.; 2001 Alexander the Great
Broken up 2005 Alianga