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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 March 1956Vol. XXVI, No.8

Pacific Service, T[?]

p. 24 · Read in the full issue

New Ship on S.W.

THE MV Milos, latest addition i the Swedish-owned Australl West Pacific Line fleet, arriv in Sydney mid-February. She v enter the three-weekly “expn service” that this company operae between Australia, Manila, Hon kong, and main Japanese ports, wv calls at New Guinea and BSIP pco on the southbound journey.

Clean and modern in outline, 1 Milos is of 6,635 dead-weight tonns offers high-class accommodation 12 passengers, and steams at knots fully loaded.

A feature of the Milos (and 1 sister ship Delos ) is the complete self-supporting masts, which s serve as intakes for the force draught ventilation of the hold;l The Aros and Citos complete quartette of modern vessels maintain this service.

Messrs. Wilhelm Wilhelmr Agency Pty. Ltd., are the manage agents for Australia.