| Name: | MATAI |
| Type: | Passenger Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 11/06/1930 |
| Completed: | 07/1930 |
| Builder: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Hebburn |
| Yard Number: | 572 |
| Dimensions: | 1050grt, 383nrt, 219.0 x 35.1 x 13.6ft |
| Engines: | 2 x T3cyl (12.5, 21 & 35 x 26ins) 178nhp |
| Engines by: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Newcastle |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Screws, 11.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 151520 |
| History: | |
| 31/03/1931 | Government of New Zealand, Wellington |
| 1963 | Hong Kong Shipping Co (Panama) Ltd, Panama; renamed ZETAI STAR |
| 03/03/1965 | Broken up |
| Comments: | Used as a lighthouse tender, cable layer and ferry |
| 03/03/1965: Broken up at Hong Kong by Lee Sing Co |
Photo is copyright of Sydney Charles Smith
Above photo is courtesy of Brent Chambers
Above photo is courtesy of Brent Chambers
Yorkshire Post, Thursday, 12/06/1930