Builder : Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co., Glasgow Owners : Union Steamship Co of NZ (1925-1931) / Canadian-Australian Line (1931-1953) Launched : 17th June 1924Gross Tonnage : 17491Requisitioned as troop ship : July 1941Returned to owners & re-fitted : 1946Resumed service on Australia-New Zealand-Canada routeTaken out of service & broken up : 1953
The 'Aorangi' arrived in Singapore from Durban on 13th January 1942, as part of Convoy DMI (Ex WS 12ZM ), carrying troops from - 53rd Infantry Brigade, 232 Squadron RAF, 6th Heavy & 35th Light Artillery Regiments RA, and 85th Anti-Tank Regiment RA.. She was then used to evacuate civilians from Singapore and left there on 16th January 1942 and arrived in Fremantle, Western Australia on 24th January 1942.
