‘Landing Ship Tank’
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A Useful Craft In The Islands
COMMENTING upon the useful trans portation work being done in the Pacific Islands by the Roose Shipping Co’s LST, Rawhiti, a spokesman (Mr.
Lulham) for the Union Manufacturing & Export Co., of Wellington, informed the Wellington “Post” that the Union Manu facturing Co. is making inquiries in many parts of the world in an endeavour to purchase these “Landing Ship Tanks” for operating a cargo service between New Zealand and the Western Pacific Islands.
Mr. Lulham said that the LST was the ideal craft for such a service because there were few loading and port facilities in the Western Pacific Islands,, and the LST could go right in on to the beaches and load and unload by opening and dropping its bows.
Mr. Hirschfield (managing director of the Union Manufacturing Co.), is now abroad, seeking an LST. He reports that there are numerous LST’s available for purchase in Britain, the China Coast, the North American Pacific sea-ports, and in Islands areas, but most of them are so war damaged or battered as to be unsea worthy. The search is continuing, how ever.
A reference to the work being done in the Islands by LST Rawhiti is contained in another article in this issue.