HMT Awatea
New Zealand ocean liner, troop ship / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about HMT Awatea?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
HMT Awatea was a trans-Tasman steam ocean liner built for the Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand that was launched in 1936. From 1937 until 1939 she linked Wellington and Auckland in New Zealand with Sydney in Australia.
This article needs additional citations for verification. (May 2015) |
Quick Facts History, New Zealand ...
![]() Awatea in her civilian colours | |
History | |
---|---|
New Zealand | |
Name | Awatea |
Namesake | Māori for "eye of the dawn" |
Owner | Union Steam Ship Co of NZ |
Operator |
|
Port of registry | Wellington |
Route | Wellington / Auckland – Sydney |
Ordered | 1935 |
Builder | Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow |
Yard number | 707 |
Laid down | 1935 |
Launched | 25 February 1936 |
Completed | July 1936 |
Maiden voyage | 5 August 1936 |
Reclassified | 1939, as troopship |
Identification |
|
Fate | Sunk by aircraft, November 1942 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Ocean liner |
Tonnage | 13,482 GRT, 7,929 NRT |
Length | 527.3 ft (160.7 m) |
Beam | 74.2 ft (22.6 m) |
Draught | 25 ft 6 in (7.8 m) |
Depth | 41.7 ft (12.7 m) |
Decks | 3 |
Installed power | 4,608 NHP |
Propulsion |
|
Speed | 22 knots (41 km/h) |
Sensors and processing systems |
|
Close
In 1939 she was converted into a Royal Navy troopship. In 1941 she took Canadian troops C Force to Hong Kong, 22 days before the Battle of Hong Kong broke out. In 1942 she took part in Operation Torch, the Allied invasion of Vichy French North Africa, where she was sunk by enemy aircraft.