USSCO RMMS Aorangi Solid Silver Crested Teaspoon

Price: NZ$71.47

Code: BH485

USSCO RMMS Aorangi Solid Silver Crested Teaspoon With Enamelled Crest is in good used condition see all the photos, including its silver marks made by GWL an Co Birmingham dated 1928. We have a large selection of shipping souvenir teaspoons to add to the website so if you cant see the one you’re looking for please ask through the contact page.

USSCO RMMS Aorangi 1924-1953
The Aorangi was built by Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Company of Glasgow (hull number 603) for the Union Steamship Company of New Zealand during 1924, it was launched June 17th 1924. It was a quadruple screw vessel powered by four six cylinder Fairfield built Sulzer ST70 two stroke single acting engines of 700mm bore – total of 13,000hp at 127rpm.
The ship was named after Mount Aorangi, a mountain on New Zealand’s South Island. Aorangi is from the Maori language ‘cloud in the sky’

The Aorangi was the first of a new breed of large liners powered by diesel engines. It was running on schedules more suited to slower vessels, thus the Aorangi consistently gained on the timetables. Even on the ‘short’ legs, such as the 2,400 mile Honolulu – Vancouver leg scheduled for six and a half days, the Aorangi would gain twelve hours on the schedule. During the first year’s operation her average speed was 16.54 knots with a daily fuel consumption of 53 – 56 tons which included fuel for the diesel engines, refrigerating plant, heating and laundry operations.