Wairangi
Ship Number
924
Vessel Type
Refrigerated Cargo Ship
Built
Govan Yard
Slip Number
5
Launch Date
October 9, 1934
Launched By
Mrs Frank Charlton
Delivered
January 26, 1935
Owner
Shaw Savill & Albion Co.
Weight
10779 grt
BP Length
515 feet
Breadth
70 feet
No. of Screws
Twin
Speed (approx)
16 knots
Propulsion
two Single-Acting 10 cylinder crosshead type 10/740/1500 A.I.P.I. B & W totalling 12,000 BHP- Constructed at Belfast
Official No.
163660
Registered
Southampton
Fate
Torpedoed
Wairangi

Sister ship to Waiwera, Waipawa, Waimarama and Wiotira.
 
She was torpedoed and  sunk near Malta, she had been part of  'Operation Pedestal'.
 
On August 13th, 1942, German and Italian motor torpedo boats attack Malta-bound convoy before dawn.
 
German S-30, S-36, and Italian MAS-554 and MAS-557 torpedo and sink British merchantman Wairangi and damage Rochester Castle.