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PARERA (1957)

NZ coastal service: 1957-1974

GRT: 823
Net: 330
Dwt: 1,005
Length overall: 208' 9"
Beam: 36' 11"
Draught: 13' 0"

Built: 1957
Builders: G. Brown & Co. (Marine) Ltd., Greenock

Holds: 2
Hatches: 2 (each 39 1/2' x 14')
Derricks: 2 x 5 tons, 6 x 3 tons

Engines: Oil 2SA 6Cy. 340 x 570mm. 1,120 bhp by British Polar Engines.
Service speed: 11 knots

History:
14 Feb 1957: Launched at Greenock for Richardsons.
24 July 1957: Arrived at Auckland on delivery voyage.
13 May 1959: Minor damage to bulwarks when struck by Hinemoa at Lyttelton.
25 Sept 1969: Assisted into Wellington by tug Tapuhi after experiencing mechanical problems.
30 Sept 1969: Bareboat chartered to Holm Shipping Company.
4 Feb 1972: Touched bottom while entering Rarotonga, no damage.
31 May 1972: Sold to Holm Shipping Co.
27 Aug 1972: Struck bottom off Deborah Bay, Otago Harbour.
31 Dec 1974: Laid up at Auckland.
4 Apr 1975: Handed over to King Line S.A. and renamed King Lake.
14 Apr 1975: Sailed for Singapore via Dunedin & Bluff.
1975: Ownership transferred to Guan Guan Shipping Co.
1985: Transferred to Nan Wah Enterprise of Panama and renamed Kin Lake 1.
12 Apr 1985: Wrecked at Tankan Shah near Hong Kong.