| Name: | TONGARIRO |
| Type: | Passenger Refrigerated Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 24/11/1900 |
| Completed: | 23/02/1901 |
| Builder: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Hebburn |
| Yard Number: | 358 |
| Dimensions: | 7661grt, 4958nrt, 457.0 x 58.0 x 30.5ft |
| Engines: | 2 x T3cyl (25, 42 & 69 x 48ins), 774nhp |
| Engines by: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Newcastle |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Screws, 14.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 111356 |
| History: | |
| 23/02/1901 | New Zealand Shipping Co Ltd, Plymouth |
| 30/08/1916 | Wrecked |
| Comments: | 24/11/1900: Launched as RANGITIKEI |
| 30/08/1916: Wrecked on the Bull Rock, Portland Island, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand | |
| On voyage from London to Wellington with general cargo |
Above photo courtesy of Kevin Blair
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