ABEL TASMAN 1916-1936

Builder : 1916, Jonker & Stans at Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Nederlands as the Maria for N V Holland Gulf Stmvt Maats (J de Poorter), Rotterdam

Tonnage. 2,097 gross, 1,475 net.

Single screw triple expansion engine.

1919 acquired by Annetta Co and renamed Mont Blanc.

1927 acquired by J Enger and renamed Nord.

1933 acquired by H C Sleigh's subsidiary Company HCS Coasters renamed ABEL TASMAN and placed upon the timber trade.

Wrecked at North Beach, Greymouth New Zealand 18th July 1936

Source: SHIPAHOLICSOZ. Photo Credits: The Allan Green collection Vic AustraliaThe late Don Ross Collection