| Name: | TURAKINA |
| Type: | Passenger Refrigerated Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 23/04/1902 |
| Completed: | 08/1902 |
| Builder: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Hebburn |
| Yard Number: | 382 |
| Dimensions: | 8210grt, 5289nrt, 473.0 x 59.6 x 31.0ft |
| Engines: | 2 x T3cyl (25, 42 & 71 x 48ins), 846nhp |
| Engines by: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Newcastle |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Screws, 13.5knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 114620 |
| History: | |
| 08/1902 | New Zealand Shipping Co Ltd, Plymouth |
| 13/08/1917 | Sank |
| Comments: | 13/08/1917: Torpedoed & sunk by U-Boat U86 when 120 |
| miles west of Bishop Rock at position 48.30N – 08.34W | |
| On a voyage from London to New York in ballast |
Above photo is copyright of Tyne & Wear Museums
Above photo is courtesy of Photoship
Above photo is courtesy of Photoship
Shields Daily Gazette, Monday, 08/09/1902