British pass/cargo liner RUAHINE, imo 5301564/ 178,2m/ 17.851gt/ Twin screw/ 17kn/ 467 pax; 03/05/1951 completed by John Brown Co., Ltd., Clydebank, Glasgow, for New Zealand Shipping Co., Ltd, London; 05/1952 she departed for her maiden voyage London/Wellington via Curacao, Panama and Tahiti. Later she would visit Auckland and Lyttelton, returning to the UK via Tahiti, Panama, Miami, Bermudas and London; 1966 RUAHINE, Federal Steam Navigation Co., Ltd, London, due amalgamation of both companies; 1968 ORIENTAL RIO, Chinese Maritime Trust (C. Y. Tung), Keelung, Taiwan; 15/01/1974 arrived Kaohsiung for breaking up.
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