Aramoana (ship)

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Aramoana
The Aramoana during a test drive on the Clyde
The Aramoana during a test drive on the Clyde
Ship data
flag New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand
other ship names

Captain Nicolas V (1984–1986)
Najd II (1986–1994)
Niaxco III (1994)

Ship type ferry
home port Wellington
Owner New Zealand Government
Shipping company New Zealand Railways
Shipyard William Denny and Brothers , Dumbarton
Build number 1502
Order August 1960
Launch November 14, 1961
takeover April 1966
Commissioning June 12, 1962
Decommissioning August 1992
Whereabouts Scrapped in India in 1994
Ship dimensions and crew
length
112.15 m ( Lüa )
width 18.6 m
Draft Max. 4.54 m
measurement 3,968 GRT
 
crew 90
Machine system
machine 6 × English Electric diesel electric motors
Machine
performanceTemplate: Infobox ship / maintenance / service format 		7,790 kW (10,591 hp)
Top
speed 		17 kn (31 km / h)
propeller 2 ×
Transport capacities
running track meters 235 m
Permitted number of passengers 800
Vehicle capacity 90 cars
Others
Registration
numbers 		IMO no. 5021671

The Aramoana was a New Zealand Railways ferry that entered service in 1962. The ship remained on the route from Wellington to Picton until 1984 and was then in service under different names and areas of operation until it was retired in August 1992. In 1994 the ferry was scrapped in India under the name Niaxco III .

history

The Aramoana leaves Wellington in January 1965

The Aramoana was ordered from William Denny and Brothers in Dumbarton in August 1960 under construction number 1502 and launched on November 14, 1961. After test drives on the Clyde in May 1962, the ship could be delivered to New Zealand Railways on June 12, 1962, who put it into service on August 13 on the route from Wellington to Picton after its transfer.

On April 10, 1968, the Aramoana took part in the evacuation of the Wahine ferry, which was damaged in the Cook Strait, and the subsequent search for survivors.

In July 1977, the Aramoana in Singapore was modernized and rebuilt. In December 1977 she resumed ferry service between Wellington and Picton. After a good five more years of service, the ship was decommissioned in March 1983 together with the similar Aranui and laid up in Wellington . Both ferries were replaced by the larger new Arahura building.

The new owner of the Aramoana was in October 1984 Najd Trading & Construction Establishment based in Jeddah , who renamed the ship as Captain Nicolas V and, after conversion work, began operating between Jeddah and Suez from November 1985 . In January 1986 the ship was named Najd II .

From February 1986 the Najd II was used for trips to Singapore before it was retired in August 1992 after six more years of service. After a two-year layover, the ship was scrapped in Alang , India , in October 1994 , where it arrived in November 1994 under the transfer name Niaxco III .

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