AMAZON / AKAROA ( 3rd ) / AKARITA / HUAL AKARITA

BUILT BY HARLAND AND WOLFF FOR THE ROYAL MAIL LINE AS THE ' AMAZON ' IN 1959

SHE WAS THE SISTER SHIP TO ARANDA AND ARAWA/4TH .

SHE WAS TRANSFERRED TO SHAW SAVILL AND ALBION IN IN 1968 AND RE-NAMED ' AKAROA '.

SHE WAS SOLD TO A NORWEGIAN COMPANY IN IN 1971 AND RE-NAMED ' AKARITA ' AND TURNED INTO A CAR CARRIER.

IN 1977 SHE WAS SOLD TO A LIBERIAN COMPANY AND RE-NAMED ' HUAL AKARITA '.

 IN 1980 SHE WAS RE-NAMED ' AKARITA ' ONCE AGAIN.

SHE WAS SCRAPPED IN KAOHSIUNG IN 1982.