| Name: | WAR COAST |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 12/12/1918 |
| Completed: | 20/03/1919 |
| Builder: | Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Willington Quay |
| Yard Number: | 215 |
| Dimensions: | 3146grt, 1866nrt, 331.3 x 46.6 x 23.1ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (25, 41 & 68 x 45ins), 429nhp |
| Engines by: | North-Eastern Marine & Engineering Co Ltd, Wallsend |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 11.5knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 143049 |
| History: | |
| 10/03/1919 | The Shipping Controller, British Government, London |
| 1919 | JS Ambrose, Cardiff; renamed COSMOS |
| 1920 | Severn Shipping Co Ltd (Norman G Hallett, London), Cardiff |
| 1920 | Union Steamship Co of New Zealand Ltd, London; renamed KEKERANGU |
| 1923 | Registered at Sydney |
| 1926 | Registered at Wellington |
| 08/1953 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 08/1953: Broken up at Kawasaki, Japan |
Above photo as COSMOS is copyright of the Allan C Green. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
Above photo as COSMOS is courtesy of Clive Ketley
Above photo as KEKERANGU is copyright of the Allan C Green Collection
Above photo as KEKERANGU is courtesy of John Crossland