Shaw, Savill & Company, London / Albion Line, Glasgow / John Leslie & Partners, Aberdeen / Shaw, Savill & Albion Line

The Company was comprised of: (1) Shaw, Savill & Co., London formed in 1858; (2) Albion Line, Glasgow in 1856; (3) John Leslie & Partners, Aberdeen.

Shaw, Savill & Albion Line formed in 1882, but Shaw, Savill & Co retained five sailing ships, which they operated as a separate company and John Leslie & Partners ran their ships in with this fleet.

SS&A ran a joint service to New Zealand with White Star Line from 1884 to 1933 when the collapse of the White Star Line enabled the service to be taken over by SS&A. 1928 Commonwealth Line taken over and renamed Aberdeen & Commonwealth Line. 1933 Aberdeen Line taken over. 1933 Control of SS&A acquired by Furness, Withy & Co. 1985 SS&A became an integral part of Furness Withy Shipping.

Many thanks to Ted Finch for his assistance in collecting this data. The following list was extracted from various sources. This is not an all inclusive list but should only be used as a guide. If you would like to know more about a vessel, visit the Ship Descriptions (on-site) or the Immigrant Ship web site.

• Routes:
  • Sail
    • London/Glasgow via The Cape to New Zealand, return via Cape Horn.
  • Steam
  • 1883 - 1982 London - Plymouth (passengers) - Tenerife (bunkers) - Cape Town - Hobart - Wellington - Napier - Canterbury (Lyttelton) - Montevideo - Rio de Janeiro - Tenerife - Plymouth - London.
  • Changes
  • 1904 Glasgow - Liverpool - NZ
  • 1914 Hull - NZ
  • 1914 Passengers embarked at Southampton, Plymouth inbound.
  • 1916-1982 London - Panama - NZ
  • 1920-1971 Liverpool - Panama - NZ
  • 1921 Southampton replaced Plymouth out and inbound.
  • 1932 Panama route - Port Royal replaced Tenerife for bunkers.
  • 1934 Panama route - Curacao (oil) replaced Port Royal.
  • 1910-1939 NZ - Quebec - Montreal with calls at US east coast ports on demand.
  • 1932-1971 White Star Australian services London/Liverpool - Cape Town - Melbourne - Sydney.
  • 1950-1957 NEW AUSTRALIA Southampton - Suez - Melbourne - Sydney.
  • 1955-1969 SOUTHERN CROSS Southampton - Trinidad - Curacao - Panama - Tahiti - Fiji - Auckland - Wellington - Sydney - Melbourne - Fremantle - Durban - Cape Town - Las Palmas - Southampton.
  • 1962-1969 NORTHERN STAR opposite direction to SOUTHERN CROSS with additional calls at Acapulco, Balboa, Barbados, Port Everglades, Bermuda.
  • 1978-1987 NZ - Caribbean - Gulf of Mexico (containers)

Steamship Funnel: Buff with black top Fleet:

Albion Line

Shaw, Savill & Co.

		Sailing Ships
Vessel	Built	Years in Service	Tons
Adamant	1858	1873 purchased from Harrison, London, 1882 sold to C. Jorgenson, Hamburg.	815
Akaroa (1)	1881	1882 transferred to Shaw, Savill & Albion Line, 1904 sold to Norway.	1,334
Anazi	1865	1873 purchased from J. Fleming, London, 1886 scrapped.	468
Asterion	1869	1886 purchased from R. Penney, Shoreham, 1898 sold to J. Lundbergh, Malmo.	528
Avalanche	1874	1877 sunk after collision in English Channel; loss of 106 lives.	1,210
Ballarat	1852	1862 chartered from Duncan Dunbar, 1871 purchased, 1873 sold to Norway, renamed Freia.	685
Bebington	1859	1875 purchased from R. Hickson, Liverpool, 1882 sold to Norway, renamed Handel Lust.	941
Bulwark	1862	1872 purchased from Smith & Co, London, 1881 wrecked.	1,332
Caduceus	1854	1873 sold to H. Edwards, South Shields.	1,006
Charlotte Gladstone	1865	1869 purchased from A. Fotheringham, London, 1873 sold to C. Laird, Greenock.	1,304
Chaudiere	1863	1873 purchased from J. Douglas, London, 1882 transferred to Shaw, Savill & Albion Line, 1883 wrecked near Cape Leeuwin, West Australia.	470
Chile	1856	1856 chartered from Seymour & Co., London, 1868 purchased, 1880 sold to Aberdeen owners.	768
Cospatrick	1856	1873 purchased from J. Fleming, London, 1874 caught fire and destroyed with loss of 474 lives.	1,200
Cossipore	1851	1859 chartered from W. Powell, London, 1865 purchased, 1866 sold to McKinnon & Co., Liverpool.	836
Crusader	1865	1869 purchased from J. Lidgett & Sons, London, 1882 transferred to Shaw, Savill & Albion Line, 1898 sold to Norway.	1,058
Dover Castle	1858	1871 purchased from Black Ball Line, 1871 sold to Norway, renamed Kem.	1,003
Edwin Fox	1853	1873 purchased from Gellatly, Sewell & Co, London, 1885 became refrigeration plant at NZ, 1886 hulked (There are plans to preserve this ship)	836
Electra	1866	1881 purchased from J. Parker & Sons, London, 1882 retained by Shaw Savill & Co after formation of Shaw Savill & Albion, 1888 wrecked.	668
Elizabeth Graham	1869	1873 purchased, 1885 sold.	616
Euterpe	1863	1871 purchased from Wakefield & Sons, Liverpool, 1882 transferred to Shaw, Savill & Albion Line, 1899 sold to J.J. Moore, Honolulu (preserved at San Diego as STAR OF INDIA)	1,197
Forfarshire	1867	1873 purchased from J. Morrison, Sunderland, 1882 transferred to Shaw, Savill & Albion Line, 1895 sold to Argentina.	1,238
Glenlora	1864	1873 purchased from H. Stenhouse, London, 1882 transferred to Shaw, Savill & Albion Line, 1898 sold to Sweden.	764
Golden Sea	1864	1874 purchased from Houlder Bros, London, 1880 sold to R. Guy, Southampton.	1,418
Helen Denny	1866	1873 purchased from Albion Line, 1882 transferred to Shaw, Savill & Albion Line, 1896 sold to F. Holm, Wellington.	728
Hermione	1876	1882 transferred to Shaw, Savill & Albion Line in 1882, 1906 sold to Italy, renamed Mantova.	1,176
Himalaya	1863	1874 purchased from J. Lidgett, London, 1882 transferred to Shaw, Savill & Albion Line, 1897 owned in USA.	1,008
Hudson	1868	1873 purchased from Tapscott & Co, Liverpool, 1882 transferred to Shaw, Savill & Albion Line, 1898 sold to Norway.	833
Langstone (1)	1869	1873 purchased from H. Ellis, London, 1882 transferred to Shaw, Savill & Albion Line, 1895 sold to Norway.	1,020
Lutterworth	1866	1879 purchased from W. Milburn & Co, London, 1882 transferred to Shaw, Savill & Albion Line, 1904 sold to A. Turnbull & Co, Lyttelton.	915
Margaret Galbraith	1868	1876 purchased from Albion Line, 1882 transferred to Shaw, Savill & Albion Line, 1900 owned by Manica Trading Co, London.	728
Matoaka	1853	1867 purchased from Willis, Gann & Co, London, 1869 went missing at sea.	1,323
Mermaid	1853	1859 chartered from White Star Line of Packets, 1869 purchased, 1869 owned by Davies & Plain, Cardiff.	1,321
Merope	1870	1882 transferred to Shaw, Savill & Albion Line, 1890 destroyed by fire off River Plate.	1,082
Monarch	1844	(Blackwall frigate) 1866 purchased, 1873 sold to R. Morris, Bristol.	1,415
Pleiades	1869	1873 purchased off charter, 1882 retained by Shaw Savill & Co after formation of Shaw Savill & Albion, 1899 wrecked NZ.	1,020
Pleione	1876	1882 transferred to Shaw, Savill & Albion Line, 1899 sold to J.Einersen, Grinstad.	1,139
Queen Bee	1859	1873 purchased from Halliday & Leslie, London, 1877 wrecked Cape Farewell.	726
Robert Henderson	1857	1871 purchased from Albion Line, 1872 sold to J. Hay & Co., London.	552
Schiehallion	1869	1874 purchased, 1879 wrecked in English Channel.	602
Soukar	1864	1874 purchased from Smith & Co., London, 1882 transferred to Shaw, Savill & Albion Line, 1899 sold to Spain, renamed Humberto.	1,304
St. Leonards	1864	1871 purchased from Bones & Sons, London, 1882 transferred to Shaw, Savill & Albion Line, 1883 sunk in collision in English Channel; no loss of life.	1,054
Strathallan	1847	1865 chartered by Shaw Savill, 1866 purchased, 1868 sold to Spain, renamed Anduizas.	637
Trevelyan	1863	1873 purchased from G.D. Tyser, London, 1882 transferred to Shaw, Savill & Albion Line, 1888 went missing at sea.	1,042
Wild Duck	1859	1859 chartered by Shaw Savill, 1867 purchased, 1874 sold to T.Morgan & Co., London.	735
Zealandia	1869	1882 transferred to Shaw, Savill & Albion Line, 1903 sold to Sweden.	1,161

John Leslie & Partners

		Sailing Ships
Vessel	Built	Years in Service	Tons
Calypso	1874	1881 run down and sunk in Thames.	1,061
Lastingham	1876	1883 purchased from J. Lidgett & Sons, London, 1884 wrecked.	1,217
Marlborough	1876	1880 purchased from J. Galbraith, 1890 went missing off Cape Horn.	1,191
May Queen	1869	1871-1876 chartered by Shaw, Savill from W. Shirres, Aberdeen, 1880 purchased by J. Leslie from W. Shirres, 1888 wrecked off Lyttelton.	849
Taranaki	1877	1882 purchased from Albion Line, 1905 sold to F. Olivari, Genoa.	1,193

Shaw, Savill & Albion Line

		Sailing Ships
Vessel	Built	Years in Service	Tons
Annesley	1876	ex- British Enterprise, 1906 purchased from British Shipowners Ltd, 1911 wrecked off Tuskar Light.	1,694
Belfast	1874	1900 purchased from Brocklebank Line, 1906 sold to Chile.	1,957
Blenheim	1877	ex- Wanganui, 1889 purchased from New Zealand Shipping Co., renamed Blenheim. 1903 sold to Norway.	1,113
Brussels	1863	ex- City of Brussels, purchased from Smith & Sons, Glasgow, renamed Brussels. 1904 hulked.	991
County of Inverness	1877	1899 purchased from R.& J. Craig, 1911 sold to Argentina.	1,716
Gladys	1891	1897 purchased from Bristol City Line, 1912 sold to Anglo Saxon Petroleum Co., renamed Gasper Shell.	1,363
Halcione	1869	1869 chartered by Shaw Savill & Co from J. Parker & Co, London, 1880 purchased, 1896 lost entering Wellington.	1,869
Hinemoa	1890	1905 transferred to Law, Leslie & Co.	2,283
Lady Jocelyn	1852	1869 chartered from Park Bros, 1883 purchased, 1899 sold to Shipping Federation, London. (picture)	2,138
Lindfield	1891	1906 passed to Shaw, Savill & Co, 1911 sold Norway.	2,280
Mayfield (1)	1892	1905 wrecked in Banks Strait; no loss of life.	2,285
Northumberland	1871	1882 purchased from Money, Wigram & Sons, 1887 wrecked Napier.	2,170
Samuel Plimsoll	1873	1899 purchased from Aberdeen Line, 1902 converted to storage hulk at Gisborne.	1,524

Shaw, Savill & Albion Line

Abbreviation:
MOWT = Ministry of War Transport

		Steamships
Vessel	Built	Years in Service	Tons
Afric (1)	1950	1955 to Pacific Steam Nav. Co. renamed Albermarle.	3,364
Afric (2)	1957	1968 transferred to Pacific Steam Nav. Co. renamed Orita.	6,533
Akaroa (2)	1914	ex- Euripides, 1932 acquired by SSA from Aberdeen Line, renamed Akaroa. 1954 scrapped at Antwerp.	14,947
Akaroa (3)	1959	ex- Amazon, 1968 transferred from Royal Mail Line, renamed Akaroa. 1971 sold to Norway for conversion to car carrier, renamed Akarita	20,368
Alaric	1958	1972 sold to Iran renamed Iran Niru.	6,692
Amalric	1960	1977 sold to Liberia renamed Kyma.	7,791
Aotea	1894	1911 sank at Cape Town after grounding, sold to Italy, then to Andrew Weir, renamed Naneric.	6,364
Arabic	1956	1968 transferred to Pacific Steam Nav. Co. renamed Oroya.	6,533
Aramaic	1957	1968 transferred to Pacific Steam Nav. Co. renamed Oropesa.	6,533
Aranda	1960	ex- Aragon, 1969 transferred from Royal Mail Line, renamed Aranda. 1971 sold to Norway for conversion to car carrier, renamed Hoegh Traveller.	20,362
Arawa (1)	1884	1896 chartered to Spain as troopship, renamed Colon, 1899 reverted to Arawa, 1900 sold to Elder Dempster's Beaver Line, renamed Lake Megantic.	5,086
Arawa (2)	1906	1928 sold to Bernstein, Hamburg, renamed Konigstein.	9,372
Arawa (3)	1922	ex- Esperance Bay, 1936 transferred from Aberdeen & Commonwealth Line, renamed Arawa. 1955 scrapped at Newport.	13,837
Arawa (4)	1960	ex- Arlanza, 1969 transferred from Royal Mail Line, renamed Arawa. 1971 sold to Norway for conversion to car carrier, renamed Hoegh Transit.	20,362
Athenic (1)	1901	1928 sold for conversion to whale factory ship, renamed Pelagos.	12,234
Athentic (2)	1946	1969 scrapped at Taiwan.	15,187
Bardic (1)	1944	ex- Muncaster Castle, 1954 chartered from Lancashire Shipping Co. renamed Bardic, 1957 transferred to Ben Line, 1959 renamed Bennevis.	8,014
Bardic (2)	1950	ex- Eastern Prince, 1960 chartered from Prince Line renamed Bardic, 1964 sold to Bibby Line renamed Staffordshire.	8,827
Britannic	1967	1974 transferred to New Zealand Shipping Co. renamed NZ Waitangi.	12,228
Cairnash	1977	1984 sold to Singapore renamed Andrea.	1,597
Cairncarrier	1975	1983 sold to Panama renamed Tequila Sunset.	1,578
Cairnelm	1977	1984 sold to Singapore renamed Christiane.	1,597
Cairnfreighter	1975	1983 sold to Holland renamed Tjongerwal.	1,592
Cairnleader	1975	1983 sold to Holland renamed Lindewal.	1,578
Cairnoak	1977	1984 sold to Singapore renamed Leony.	1,597
Cairnranger	1971	1976 sold to Denholm Ship Management renamed Mountpark.	1,599
Cairnrover	1972	1978 sold to Greece renamed Giannis.	1,600
Cairntrader	1970	1971 renamed Saxon Prince, operated by Prince Line, 1975 returned to Shaw Savill renamed Cairntrader, 1977 reverted to Saxon Prince, then sold Holland renamed Adara.	1,581
Cairnventure	1969	1974 sold to Holland renamed Shipmair III.	1,436
Canopic	1954	1976 sold to Cyprus renamed Capetan Nicolas.	11,166
Carnatic	1957	1973 transferred to Royal mail Line renamed Darro.	11,144
Cedric	1952	1976 sold to Liberia renamed Sea Condor.	11,232
Ceramic (1)	1913	1934 acquired from White Star Line, 1942 torpedoed and sunk off Azores; loss of 656 lives.	18,481
Ceramic (2)	1948	1972 scrapped.	15,896
Coptic (1)	1881	1906 sold to Pacific Mail SS Co., renamed Persia.	4,367
Coptic (2)	1928	1965 scrapped in Belgium.	8,281
Corinthic (1)	1902	1931 scrapped Wallsaend.	12,231
Corinthic (2)	1947	1969 scrapped at Taiwan.	15,682
Cretic	1955	1972 transferred to Royal mail Line renamed Drina.	11,151
Cufic (1)	1943	ex- Samrich, 1943 managed by Shaw Savill for MOWT, 1947 purchased from MOWT renamed Cufic, 1953 sold to Italy renamed Santa Elisabetha.	7,219
Cufic (2)	1964	ex- Newfoundland, 1973 chartered from Johnston Warren Line renamed Cufic, 1974 reverted to Newfoundland, 1976 rechartered renamed Cufic, 1978 sold to Panama renamed Gaiety.	6,660
Cymric	1953	1972 transferred to Royal mail Line renamed Durango.	11,182
Delphic (1)	1897	1917 torpedoed and sunk off Ireland; loss of 5 lives.	8,273
Delphic (2)	1949	1971 scrapped.	10,691
Dominion Monarch	1938	1962 scrapped Japan.	27,155
Doric (1)	1885	1906 sold to Pacific Mail SS Co., renamed Asia.	4,676
Doric (2)	1949	1969 scrapped.	10,674
Dunedin (2)	1980	1986 sold to Hamburg South America Line renamed Monte Pascoal.	18,140
Fordsdale	1924	1933 transferred from Aberdeen & Commonwealth Line, 1952 sold to Audax Shipping Co, Hong Kong renamed Ocean Neptune.	9,949
Gallic (1)	1944	ex- Greystoke Castle, 1954 chartered from Lancashire Shipping Co. renamed Gallic, 1957 transferred to Ben Line, 1959 renamed Benrinnes.	8,028
Gallic (2)	1950	ex- Cingalese Prince, 1960 chartered from Prince Line renamed Gallic, 1964 sold to Bibby Line renamed Gloucestershire.	8,827
Gothic (1)	1893	1907 transferred to Red Star Line, renamed Gothland, 1911 reverted to Gothic (SSA), 1913 reverted to Gothland (RSL).	7,755
Gothic (2)	1947	1969 scrapped Taiwan.	15,902
Hardwicke Grange	1961	1976 transferred from Houlder Bros., 1978 sold to Liberia renamed Jacques.	9,234
Iberic	1961	1976 transferred to Royal Mail Line renamed Deseado.	11,248
Icenic	1960	1978 sold to Greece renamed Aegean Unity and scrapped.	11,239
Illyric	1960	1978 transferred to Ardgowan Shipping Co., London renamed Carmila, 1979 scrapped.	11,256
Ionic (1)	1883	1900 transferred to Aberdeen Line, renamed Sophocles.	4,748
Ionic (2)	1902	1937 scrapped Japan.	12,232
Ionic (3)	1959	1978 sold to Cyprus renamed Glenparva.	11,219
Karamea (1)	1899	1925 sold to Italy, renamed Mongioia.	5,564
Karamea (2)	1928	1960 scrapped at Inverkeithing.	8,281
Kia Ora	1907	1935 sold to Italy renamed Verbania.	6,558
Kumara (1)	1899	1927 sold to Gaspe SS Co., Sweden.	6,034
Kumara (2)	1918	ex- Horatius, 1933 taken over with Aberdeen Line renamed Kumara, 1937 sold to Marathon SS Co. renamed Marathon.	7,926
Langstone (2)	1958	ex- Saracen, 1972 transferred from Crusader Shipping renamed Langstone, 1975 sold to Greece renamed Dimitrios K.	3,441
Laurentic	1965	1980 sold to Greece renamed Spartan Reefer.	7,751
Mahana	1917	1953 scrapped Dalmuir.	11,796
Mahia		1917 - 1953 scrapped Faslane.	10,835
Maimoa	1920	1940 captured and sunk in Indian Ocean by German raider PINGUIN.	8,011
Majestic	1967	1974 transferred to New Zealand Shipping Co renamed NZ Aorangi.	12,277
Mamari (1)	1889	1903 sold to Houston Line renamed Hesione.	3,583
Mamari (2)	1904	1904 - 1928 sold to Bernstein, Hamburg, renamed Gerolstein.	7,062
Mamari (3)		see Zealandic (1)
Maori	1893	1909 wrecked Cape of Good Hope; loss of 34 lives.	5,220
Matakana	1921	1921 8048 tons, 1940 wrecked in Bahamas.	8,048
Mataroa	1922	ex- Diogenes, 1926 transferred from Aberdeen Line, renamed Mataroa. 1957 scrapped at Faslane.	12,341
Matatua (1)	1890	1904 sold to Austral-Rhodesian SS Co., Southampton renamed Rhodesian.	3,393
Matatua (2)	1904	1929 sold to Bernstein, Hamburg, renamed Ilsenstein.	6,488
Mayfield (2)	1970	ex- Cap Colville, 1972 purchased from Hamburg South America Line renamed Mayfield, 1981 sold to Liberia renamed Seafrost.	6,089
Medic (1)	1956	ex- Southern Prince, 1958 chartered from Prince Line renamed Medic, 1960 reverted to Southern Prince.	7,917
Medic (2)	1963	1980 sold to Greece renamed Odysefs.	12,220
Megantic	1962	1979 sold to Greece renamed Dimitrios Ventouris and scrapped.	12,226
Mystic	1958	1959 chartered from Johnston Warren Line, 1975 sold to Liberia renamed Sea Swallow.	6,656
New Australia	1931	ex- Monarch of Bermuda, 1947 purchased by Ministry of Transport from Furness Withy, renamed New Australia. 1950 managed by SSA, 1958 sold to Greek Line, renamed Arkadia.	22,424
Nordic	1943	ex- Chinese Prince, 1950 chartered from Prince Line renamed Nordic, 1964 scrapped.	9,485
Northern Star	1962	1974 scrapped at Taiwan.	24,756
Ocean Monarch	1957	ex- Empress of England, 1970 purchased from Canadian Pacific, renamed Ocean Monarch. 1975 scrapped at Taiwan.	25,585
Ocean Transport	1962	1977 transferred from Houlder Bros., 1979 sold to Liberia renamed Ellion Hope.	8,501
Otira	1919	1936 scrapped.	7,995
Pakeha (1)	1890	1909 sold to Vestey Bros. renamed Lizanka.	4,331
Pakeha (2)	1910	1939 sold to Admiralty, 1941 renamed Empire Pakeha, 1946 repurchased by SSA, 1950 scrapped.	7,899
Persic	1949	1969 transferred to Royal Mail Line renamed Derwent.	13,594
Rangitira (1)	1890	1909 sold to Vestey Bros, chartered to Russian Government, renamed Count Murajev.	4,045
Rangitira (2)	1909	1916 wrecked on Robbin Island, Table Bay.	10,118
Raranga	1916	1950 scrapped Blyth.	10,040
Romanic (1)	1944	ex- Drina, 1965 transferred from Royal Mail Line, renamed Romanic. 1968 scrapped at Taiwan.	9,785
Romanic (2)	1954	chartered from Bolton Steam Shipping Co., London, 1961 sold to Greece renamed Plate Clipper.	6,320
Runic	1950	1961 wrecked near Lord Howe Island in hurricane.	13,587
Ruthenic	1944	ex- Durango, 1966 transferred from Royal Mail Line, renamed Ruthenic. 1967 scrapped at Taiwan.	9,806
Southern Cross	1955	1973 sold to Ulysses Line, renamed Calypso.	20,204
Suevic	1950	1974 scrapped after engine failure.	13,587
Tainui (1)	1884	1896 chartered to Spain as troopship renamed Covadonga, 1899 reverted to Tainui, chartered to Allan Line, then sold to Anchor Line, renamed Astoria.	5,031
Tainui (2)	1908	1939 acquired by Ministry of War Transport, renamed Empire Trader.	9,957
Tairoa	1920	1939 sunk by German battleship ADMIRAL GRAF SPEE.	7,983
Tamaroa	1922	ex- Sophocles, 1926 transferred from Aberdeen Line, renamed Tamaroa. 1957 scrapped at Blyth.	12,341
Taranaki	1928	1964 scrapped.	8,286
Themistocles	1911	1932 acquired by SSA from Aberdeen Line, 1947 scrapped at Dalmuir.	11,231
Tokomaru	1893	ex- Westmeath, 1894 purchased from R. Hudson, Sunderland, renamed Tokomaru. 1915 torpedoed and sunk off Havre; no loss of life.	6,238
Tropic (1)	1943	ex- Samsylvan, 1943 managed by Shaw Savill for MOWT, 1947 purchased from MOWT renamed Tropic, 1952 sold to Italy renamed San Francisco.	7,219
Tropic (2)	1965	ex- Nova Scotia, 1973 chartered from Johnston Warren Line renamed Tropic, 1974 revertd to Nova Scotia, 1976 re-chartered renamed Tropic, 1978 sold to Booker line renamed Booker Valiant.	6,660
Waimana	1911	1926 transferred to Aberdeen Line, renamed Herminius, 1932 reverted to SSA as Waimana, 1939 sold to Admiralty, 1941 renamed Empire Waimana, 1946 repurchased by SSA, 1950 scrapped.	10,389
Waimarama	1938	1942 bombed and sunk at Malta in 'Pedestal' Malta convoy; loss of 87 lives.	12,843
Waiotira	1939	1940 torpedoed and sunk near Rockall.	12,823
Waipawa	1934	1968 sold to Greece renamed Aramis and scrapped.	12,437
Wairangi (1)	1935	1942 torpedoed and sunk in 'Pedestal' Malta convoy.	12,436
Wairangi (2)	1942	ex- Empire Grace, 1946 acquired from Ministry of War Transport, renamed Wairangi. 1963 went aground near Stockholm, refloated and scrapped.	13,478
Waiwera (1)	1899	1926 sold to Ellerman & Bucknall Line, renamed City of Pretoria.	6,237
Waiwera (2)	1934	1942 torpedoed and sunk in Atlantic; loss of 8 lives.	12,435
Waiwera (3)	1944	1967 sold to Greece, renamed Julia.	12,028
Westbury	1960	1976 transferred from Alexander Shipping Co., 1978 sold to Greece renamed Diamondo.	8,414
Zealandic (1)	1911	1926 transferred to Aberdeen Line, renamed Mamilius, 1932 reverted to SSA renamed Mamari (3), 1939 sold to Admiralty.	10,898
Zealandic (2)	1928	1941 torpedoed and sunk with all hands.	8,281
Zealandic (3)	1943	ex- Black Prince, transferred from Rio Cape Line renamed Zealandic, 1952 sold to Canadian Pacific renamed Beaverlodge.	9,904
Zealandic (4)	1955	ex- Western Prince, 1957 chartered from Prince Line renamed Zealandic, 1960 reverted to Western Prince.	7,917
Zealandic (5)	1965	1980 sold to Panama renamed Port Launay.	7,946

Managed Ships

Vessel	Built	Years in Service	Tons
Empire Deben	1922	ex- General San Martin, Hamburg South America Line, 1945 ceded to Britain, managed by SSA as troopship, 1949 scrapped Newport.	11,343
Empire Hope	1941	(sister to the WAIRANGI (2)), managed for Ministry of War Transport, 1942 bombed and sunk off Malta.	12,688

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