Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Union_Steam_Ship_Company_of_New_Zealand

GPTKB entity

Statements (83)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	shipping company
gptkbp:acquiredBy	gptkb:P&O_(Peninsular_and_Oriental_Steam_Navigation_Company)
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Union_Company
gptkbp:ceased_operations	2000
gptkbp:country	gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkbp:fleetSize	largest in southern hemisphere (early 20th century)
gptkbp:founded	1875
gptkbp:founder	gptkb:James_Mills
gptkbp:headquarters_location	gptkb:Dunedin
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand
gptkbp:industry	shipping
gptkbp:mergedInto	gptkb:Tasmanian_Steam_Navigation_Company
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:SS_Wahine_disaster_1968 SS Wairarapa wrecked 1894 acquisition by P&O 1917 closure 2000
gptkbp:notableShip	gptkb:SS_Maheno gptkb:SS_Aorangi gptkb:SS_Atua gptkb:SS_Kaituna gptkb:SS_Kalingo gptkb:SS_Kamo gptkb:SS_Kauri gptkb:SS_Kawatiri gptkb:SS_Makura gptkb:SS_Manuka gptkb:SS_Marama gptkb:SS_Moeraki gptkb:SS_Monowai gptkb:SS_Rotomahana gptkb:SS_Talune gptkb:SS_Taviuni gptkb:SS_Tofua gptkb:SS_Ulimaroa gptkb:SS_Wahine gptkb:SS_Wairarapa gptkb:SS_Kanna gptkb:SS_Kawatiri_(1908) gptkb:SS_Kawatiri_(1912) gptkb:SS_Kawatiri_(1922) gptkb:SS_Kawatiri_(1930) gptkb:SS_Kawatiri_(1940) gptkb:SS_Kawatiri_(1950) gptkb:SS_Kawatiri_(1960) gptkb:SS_Kawatiri_(1970) gptkb:SS_Kawatiri_(1980) gptkb:SS_Kawatiri_(1990) gptkb:SS_Kawatiri_(2000) gptkb:SS_Matua gptkb:SS_Maunganui gptkb:SS_Monowai_(1930)
gptkbp:operated_ferry_service	Auckland to Dunedin Auckland to Gisborne Auckland to Hokitika Auckland to Invercargill Auckland to Napier Auckland to Nelson Auckland to New Plymouth Auckland to Oamaru Auckland to Tauranga Auckland to Timaru Auckland to Wanganui Auckland to Wellington Auckland to Westport Auckland to Whanganui Auckland to Whangarei Wellington to Lyttelton Wellington to Picton Auckland to Bluff Auckland to Greymouth Auckland to Lyttelton Auckland to Picton Wellington to Bluff Wellington to Dunedin Wellington to Nelson
gptkbp:operates	gptkb:Tasman_Sea gptkb:New_Zealand_coastal_waters gptkb:South_Pacific gptkb:Australasia
gptkbp:parentCompany	gptkb:P&O
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:TEV_Wahine gptkb:SS_Bernice
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7