Keywords: StateLibQld 1 145795 Maori (ship).jpg Union Steam Ship Co 7 480 GRT turbo-electric ferry Maori Vickers-Armstrong Ltd built her on Tyneside launching her in November 1952 and completing her in 1953 She worked the Steamer Express route between Wellington and Lyttelton until she was laid up in 1972 In 1965 Taikoo Dockyard in Hong Kong converted her into a roll on roll off ferry In January 1974 the Hong Kong company Wiltopps Asia Ltd bought her with the intention of starting a service between Hong Kong and Taiwan but in March she was moved to Kaohsiung where she was scrapped handle 10462/deriv/22453 Item is held by John Oxley Library State Library of Queensland PD-Australia StateLibQld-License Black and white photographs of ships Maori ship 1953 |