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BUILT IN 1903 BY HARLAND AND WOLFF IN BELFAST FOR THE  WHITE STAR LINE. SHE WAS THE SISTER SHIP TO THE CORINTHIC AND THE ATHENIC. SHE WAS BUILT FOR USE ON THE NEW ZEALAND REFRIGERATED MEAT TRADE. SHE WAS THE FIRST SHIP TRADING WITH NEW ZEALAND TO BE FITTED WITH RADIO TELEGRAPHY EQUIPMENT. SHE WAS USED AS A TROOP SHIP AT THE START OF WORLD WAR ONE. SHE RESCUED THE CREW FROM THE FRENCH VESSEL 'DAISY', WHEN SHE WENT AGROUND ON THE GRAND BANKS. SHAW SAVILL & ALBION OBTAINED HER FROM THE WHITE STAR LINE IN 1934. SHE WAS  SCRAPPED IN JAPAN IN 1936. AUCKLAND WAR MEMORIAL MUSEUM EXHIBITS HER SHIPS BELL.