| Name: | RAKAIA |
| Type: | Passenger Refrigerated Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 25/04/1895 |
| Completed: | 06/1895 |
| Builder: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Hebburn |
| Yard Number: | 330 |
| Dimensions: | 5628grt, 3660nrt, 420.0 x 54.0 x 28.7ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (30, 48 & 78 x 54ins), 490nhp |
| Engines by: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Newcastle |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 105262 |
| History: | |
| 06/1895 | New Zealand Shipping Co Ltd, Plymouth |
| 1915 | Brodmead Steamship Co Ltd (Blue Star Line Ltd), London; renamed BRODMEAD |
| 1920 | Union Cold Storage Co Ltd (Blue Star Line (1920) Ltd), London |
| 1920 | Renamed ROMANSTAR |
| 1929 | Blue Star Line Ltd, London; renamed ROMAN STAR |
| 29/09/1934 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 29/09/1934: Arrived at Savona for breaking up by Ricuperi Metallici |
Above photo as RAKAIA courtesy of Photoship
Above photo as ROMAN STAR courtesy of Photoship
Shields Daily Gazette, Friday, 26/04/1895