Degei
Ship Number
1022
Vessel Type
Passenger Ferry
Built
A&J Inglis
Launch Date
shipped in sections
Delivered
April 18, 1939
Owner
Crown Agents for the Colonies-Government of Fiji
Weight
205 grt
BP Length
Breadth
23 feet
No. of Screws
Single
Speed (approx)
Propulsion
1940 Oil engine fitted.(constructed 1938) 2SC. 8Cyl.(9 x 11)in. By Norris, Henty & Gardner Ltd
Official No.
157805
Registered
Suvu, Fiji
Fate
Sank
 Degei

[Australian National Maritime Museum Library]

A Passenger ferry shipped out in sections.
 
Sections despatched 18th April 1939.
 
1940 Assembled at Suva.
 
LLoyds Register indicate built of wood.
 
Sank 24/01/1974. Lost with all crew of nine. Wreck lies on the Western side of Donnington Island.