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AKAROA / EURIPIDES

BUILT IN 1914  BY HARLAND AND WOLFF IN BELFAST, AS THE 'EURIPIDES' FOR THE ABERDEEN LINE.SHE WAS ACQUIRED FROM THE  ABERDEEN LINE AND  RE-NAMED AKAROA IN 1932 AND USED ON THE U.K TO NEW ZEALAND RUN VIA THE PANAMA CANAL.SHE WAS FINALLY SCRAPPED IN 1954 IN BELGIUM.

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