| Name: | PORT NICHOLSON |
| Type: | Refrigerated Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 11/1918 |
| Completed: | 13/05/1919 |
| Builder: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Hebburn |
| Yard Number: | 487 |
| Dimensions: | 8402grt, 5338nrt, 481.2 x 62.3 x 33.0ft |
| Engines: | 4 x Steam turbines, SR geared, 967nhp |
| Engines by: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Newcastle |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Screws, 14.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 143058 |
| History: | |
| 13/05/1919 | Commonwealth & Dominion Line Ltd, London |
| 1938 | Company restyled as Port Line Ltd, London |
| 16/06/1942 | Sank |
| Comments: | 16/06/1942: Torpedoed & sunk by U-Boat U87, 85 miles east of Boston, Mas |
| On a voyage from Avonmouth to Wellington with vehicle parts & stores |
Above photo is copyright of Allan C Green
Above photo is copyright of Allan C Green
Above photo is courtesy of Kevin Blair