Record Identifier282Date Range1947-1973DescriptionThe SS Tapuhi was first named Empier Shirley and was built in 1945 by Alexander Hall & Co, at Footdee, on the eastern edge of Aberdeen Harbour, Scotland. It was owned by the Union Steamship Company (USSCo) from 1947- 1973. It was sunk in Segond Channel between Santo and Aore on 16 May 1990.
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