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Holmdale
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Built in Martenshoek for Holm Shipping, she was powered by one 1250hp Maschinenbau diesel, producing a service speed of 10.5 knots.
She had one 15 tonne derrick, four 5 tonne winches and four 3 tonne winches.
In April 1967, she commenced a new service from Onehunga to the Cook Islands.
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On 10 May 1972, on passage from Dunedin to Wanganui, she was struck on the starboard beam by a huge breaking sea which ripped the builders' nameplate off the forepart of the bridge, demolished the starboard lifebelt rack on the bridge front, bent the no. 4 port winch cab, shifted the spare bower anchor 5 inches, and damaged three cars on the freezer hatch.
She was the last commercial vessel to use the Port of Oamaru, sailing from there on 14 May 1974. She was also the last conventional coaster to sport the New Zealand red ensign.
 Taken by Chris Howell, www.shipspotting.com
The Department of Internal Affairs took her on a long-term charter in April 1975, and "The Chatham Islands Greyhound", as she became known upon, commenced calling at the Chatham Islands every fortnight - later every month, and in March and December at Pitt Island - with supplies from the mainland, sailing from Lyttelton.
On one such voyage, she towed the round-the-world yacht, "NZI Enterprise", from the Chatham Islands to Lyttelton, after the yacht's mast had snapped.
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During this period, "Holmdale" would make the odd call to Onehunga, including one early in 1977 which saw 100 collapsed seafreighter units repositioned from Lyttelton to Auckland to assist with Union Company's cargo operations - she was an extremely versatile ship!
As a result of the NZ Government withdrawing their operating subsidy on the Chathams run, her final voyage on this service concluded at Lyttelton on 19 September 1990, whereupon she was laid up for sale, and purchased by Celtic Pacific Shipping four months later.
As "Celtic Kiwi", water entered the forward hold and she foundered 300km nor-nor-west of North Cape on 27 October 1991 while heading to Norfolk Island and Apia with a cargo of cement. All hands were rescued by private yacht and landed at Opua.
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