The “Duranbah”
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New W.R.C. Vessel for New Guinea Trade
Messrs. W. R. Carpenter & Co.
LTD’S new wooden motorship, which was completed in August at Huskisson, N.S.W., successfully underwent trials on Sydney Harbour on November 19.
Originally launched as the Dolphin, she was renamed the Duranhah when it was learned that a schooner called the Dolphin was already operating in New Guinea.
Carpenters’ old vessel from which the new ship’s name was taken is now a hulk in Rabaul, after serving for many years in the Solomons and New Guinea.
White hulled, picked out in red, and fly ing the blue and white W.R.C. house flag, the 270-tons ship has a neat appearance.
She is well fitted for Islands conditions, and is equipped with transmitting and re ceiving wireless apparatus. Her length is 130 ft., and she has a beam of 26ft.
Skippered by Captain P. B. Park, with Mr. Roberts as Chief Officer, the Duran hah sailed from Sydney for Samarai, Papua, en route to Rabaul on November 21.
For the present she will be engaged in the New Guinea inter-island trade, mainly between Rabaul and Madang.