Passenger ship of the Union S.S.Co.of New Zeeland. By installing exhaust steam turbines, the speed could be increased to a maximum of 20 kn. Off 1933 Deployed in the Sydney-Vancouver service, from 1934 then Wellington-Sydney.1940 as an auxiliary cruiser of the Commissioned by the New Zealand Navy, converted to a landing ship in 1943. At Normandy Discharged from naval service in 1946. After a general overhaul and dismantling to the Passenger ship back on the Wellington – Sydney route