Keywords: StateLibQld 1 171027 Turakina (ship).jpg en Turakina ship TURAKINA was a 8565 gross ton ship length 460 5ft x beam 62 7ft single screw speed 15 knots Built by W Hamilton Co Port Glasgow she entered service for the New Zealand Shipping Co in Sep 1923 On 20th Aug 1940 en route from Sydney to Wellington she was attacked and sunk by two torpedoes 35 men were lost including the captain Captain J Lord handle 10462/deriv/105072 Item is held by John Oxley Library State Library of Queensland PD-Australia StateLibQld-License Ships of Australia Turakina ship 1923 Ships in Queensland Black and white photographs |