MS Wanganella
hospital ship
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- MS Wanganella
- IMO number
- 5385986
- MMSI
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- Call sign
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- Flag
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- Vessel type
- hospital ship
- Gross tonnage
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- Deadweight (DWT)
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- Length overall
- 144.5 m
- Beam
- 19 m
- Year built
- 1932
- Builder
- Harland and Wolff
- Registered owner
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- Operator
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Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About MS Wanganella
MS Wanganella was an Australian-registered ocean liner built by Harland and Wolff that entered service on the trans-Tasman route in 1933. Originally named Achimota, she 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. In the 1950s and 1960s Wanganella was affected by several incidents of industrial action by wharf labourers.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is MS Wanganella now?
- MS Wanganella has not transmitted a live position recently. Its identity and particulars are kept on this page, and its position will appear here the moment it is detected on AIS again.
- What kind of ship is MS Wanganella?
- MS Wanganella is a hospital ship, built in 1932 by Harland and Wolff. The vessel is 144.5 m long with a beam of 19 m.
- Has MS Wanganella been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for MS Wanganella appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).