John Elder & Co of Govan built Aorangi as a passenger and refrigerated cargo ship for the New Zealand Shipping Company. Launched in 1883, she saw service on the passenger route between England and New Zealand, with accommodations for 80 first-class, 80 second-class, and 250 third-class passengers. She was then chartered in 1894 to Huddart Parker, underwent a major refit from 1896 to 1897, that made her funnel 10 feet (3.0 m) taller and changed her accommodations to 100 first-class and 50 second-class berths.
The ship saw service after her 1897 refit on the route between Australia, New Zealand and San Francisco, which included cargo and passenger service between Honolulu and Vancouver. Aorangi in this time carried some of the 1878 to 1911 wave of Portuguese immigration to Hawaii, when she arrived on 16 February 1901 in Honolulu Harbor from Vancouver with a contingent of 23 Portuguese immigrants, who had been recruited from the Eastern United States to work as contract laborers on the Hawaiian sugarcaneplantations.[2][3] The Aorangi continued to provide service between Australia and the United States until 1914 when she was laid up at Sydney.
She was scuttled on 10 August 1915 in Holm Sound, Scapa Flow as a blockship. In 1920 she was salvaged/refloated. She broke loose from her tow and sank in Kirk Bay.[4]
^"Passengers Arrived". The Honolulu Republican. 17 February 1901. p. 2. The newspaper article states 39 Portuguese laborers, but the ships manifest (available at Ancestry.com - subscription required) lists 9 Portuguese men, 7 women and 7 children, all U.S. residents.
^Felix, John Henry & Senecal, Peter F. (1978). The Portuguese in Hawaii. Honolulu, Hawaii: self-published, Centennial edition limited to 2000 copies. 27–30.
^"Aorangi Ocean Liner 1895-1920". Wrecksite. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
Bibliographyedit
Wilson, Michael (1999). Royal Australian Navy 21st Century Warships, Naval auxiliaries 1911 to 1999 including Defence Maritime Services, Profile No. 4 - Revised Edition. Marrickville: Topmill Pty Ltd. ISBN978-1-876270-72-8.
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aorangi, 1883, aorangi, passenger, refrigerated, cargo, ship, built, john, elder, govan, glasgow, zealand, shipping, company, launched, 1883, chartered, royal, australian, navy, between, april, 1914, until, 1915, 1915, sunk, blockship, scapa, flow, 1920, raise. SS Aorangi was a passenger and refrigerated cargo ship built by John Elder amp Co of Govan Glasgow for the New Zealand Shipping Company and launched in 1883 She was chartered by the Royal Australian Navy RAN between April 1914 until 1915 1 In 1915 she was sunk as a blockship at Scapa Flow In 1920 she was raised but re sank in Kirk Bay Aorangi in dock at Lyttelton New Zealand c 1894HistoryNew ZealandNameAorangiNamesakeMount Cook Maori Aorangi OwnerNew Zealand Shipping Company 1883 96 Canadian Australian Royal Mail Line 1896 97 New Zealand Line 1897 1910 Union Steamship Co of New Zealand 1910 14 BuilderJohn Elder amp Co GovanYard number281Launched2 October 1883In service1883 1915Honours andawardsBattle honours RAN Rabaul 1914FateScrapped in 1925General characteristicsTonnage4 163 GRTLength389 ft 119 m Beam46 ft 14 m Capacitypassengers 1883 80 1st class 80 2nd class 250 3rd class passengers 1897 100 1st class 50 2nd classArmament1 QF 12 pounder 12 cwt naval gun StateLibQld 1 65727 Aorangi ship Contents 1 Career 2 Fate 3 References 3 1 Citations 3 2 BibliographyCareer editJohn Elder amp Co of Govan built Aorangi as a passenger and refrigerated cargo ship for the New Zealand Shipping Company Launched in 1883 she saw service on the passenger route between England and New Zealand with accommodations for 80 first class 80 second class and 250 third class passengers She was then chartered in 1894 to Huddart Parker underwent a major refit from 1896 to 1897 that made her funnel 10 feet 3 0 m taller and changed her accommodations to 100 first class and 50 second class berths The ship saw service after her 1897 refit on the route between Australia New Zealand and San Francisco which included cargo and passenger service between Honolulu and Vancouver Aorangi in this time carried some of the 1878 to 1911 wave of Portuguese immigration to Hawaii when she arrived on 16 February 1901 in Honolulu Harbor from Vancouver with a contingent of 23 Portuguese immigrants who had been recruited from the Eastern United States to work as contract laborers on the Hawaiian sugarcane plantations 2 3 The Aorangi continued to provide service between Australia and the United States until 1914 when she was laid up at Sydney In April 1914 the Royal Australian Navy RAN chartered Aorangi and used her as a supply ship However she was not commissioned into the RAN but was manned by her civilian crew She was armed with a QF 12 pounder 12 cwt naval gun and took part in operations against the German colonies in the Pacific with the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force and Australian Fleet She was returned in May 1915 to her owners and subsequently sold to the Admiralty 1 Fate editShe was scuttled on 10 August 1915 in Holm Sound Scapa Flow as a blockship In 1920 she was salvaged refloated She broke loose from her tow and sank in Kirk Bay 4 References editCitations edit a b Wilson p 48 Passengers Arrived The Honolulu Republican 17 February 1901 p 2 The newspaper article states 39 Portuguese laborers but the ships manifest available at Ancestry com subscription required lists 9 Portuguese men 7 women and 7 children all U S residents Felix John Henry amp Senecal Peter F 1978 The Portuguese in Hawaii Honolulu Hawaii self published Centennial edition limited to 2000 copies 27 30 Aorangi Ocean Liner 1895 1920 Wrecksite Retrieved 12 July 2019 Bibliography edit Wilson Michael 1999 Royal Australian Navy 21st Century Warships Naval auxiliaries 1911 to 1999 including Defence Maritime Services Profile No 4 Revised Edition Marrickville Topmill Pty Ltd ISBN 978 1 876270 72 8 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aorangi ship 1883 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SS Aorangi 1883 amp oldid 1193956939, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
