Harland and Wolff - Shipbuilding and Engineering Works

Shortly before being commissioned under her intended name, Achimota, the vessel was bought by the Melbourne-based Australian shipping company Huddart Parker, and renamed Wanganella.

On May 19th 1941 Wanganella was converted to a Hospital ship and carried all the equipment and personnel of a General Hospital with all modern scientific devices. The whole ship was painted white, with the conventional broad green band around her hull, broken at intervals for large red crosses, the ship was illuminated at night as per International law.

After her War Service was over, after refit in Melbourne Wanganella returned to her Passenger trade.

During her war service M.V Wanganella travelled 251,611 miles and carried 13,389 wounded and sick evacuees from two War Zones, the Middle East, New Guinea, Solomon Islands and the South Pacific, comprising Australian, New Zealand and American Service personnel.

In 1963 she was moved to Deep Cove in Doubtful Sound and became living quarters for many of the construction workers building the Manapouri Power Station.

In 1970 she was towed first to Hong Kong then later Taiwan where she was scrapped.