Ship
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New Islands
For Burns Philp
AN order for a new motor-vessel, of a gross tonnage of 3,200 tons, for the Pacific Islands trade, has been placed with Glasgow builders by Messrs. Burns Philp and Co., Ltd. It is hoped that the vessel will be completed about the end of 1951.
The ship will have cargo capacity for 150,000 cubic feet of bale space, and 10,500 feet of refrigerator space. She will be specially built for Islands conditions and will have accommodation for 12 passen gers—two single-berth and five double berth cabins.
She will have diesel engines, single screw, and a calculated speed of 12 knots.
At present, the company’s regular ser vices between Australia and the Islands are carried on by the modern vessels, Bu lolo and Malaita, and the old Morinda.