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Offline Ohanlon

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mv Suffolk 1925 - to NZ
« on: Saturday 21 August 10 10:45 BST (UK) »
I have discovered that my father and family came out to NZ on the Suffolk in 1925.
Can anyone tell me anything about the Suffolk, its history and demise, possibly a photograph and the route it followed, please?>
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James Tait
Queensland.

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Re: mv Suffolk 1925 - to NZ
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 26 October 10 06:56 BST (UK) »
NZ Maritime museum has details of the shiip

Vessel Name: SUFFOLK
Vessel ID:  1115859
Official No:  115859
Vessel Type:  Steamship
Tonnage:  8,818 gross
Owner:  Federal Steam Navigation Company Limited
Built:  1902
Date of Fate:  1927
Type of Fate:  Broken up
Vessel Abstract:  Visited Auckland 3 times between 22 Sep 1924 and 28 Oct 1925

http://www.nzmaritimeindex.org.nz/izsearchvessels.php

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Althea
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