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MS Wanganella
MS ''Wanganella'' was an Australian-registered merchant vessel constructed by the Harland and Wolff shipyards and entering service as a trans-Tasman passenger liner in 1933. Originally named ''Achimota'', the liner was acquired by Huddart Parker after the original sale to Elder Dempster Lines fell through.
Renamed ''Wanganella'', the ship sailed between New Zealand and Australia until 1941, when she was converted into a hospital ship. As Australian Hospital Ship (AHS) ''Wanganella'', the ship operated in support of Australian forces until 1946, when she was returned to her civilian operator. During the 1950s and 1960s, ''Wanganella'' was affected by several incidents of industrial action by wharf labourers.
The increase in travel by air made operating the ship less viable, but before the ship was due to be scrapped in 1963, she was acquired and moored in Doubtful Sound, New Zealand, and used as a hostel for construction workers building the Manapouri Power Station until 1970. In April 1970, a tug towed ''Wanganella'' to Hong Kong, then later Taiwan, where she was scrapped.
==Construction==
''Wanganella'' was built at the Harland and Wolff shipyards in Belfast, Northern Ireland and launched on 17 December 1929. She was originally christened ''Achimota'', and destined for use as a mail and passenger liner for the West African trade. The commissioning owners, Elder Dempster Lines, were suffering financial troubles at the time and never took the ship over. Eventually the ''Achimota'' was bought by the Melbourne-based Australian shipping company Huddart Parker in September 1932 and renamed ''Wanganella'', commencing regular service on 12 January 1933.
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