T. E. V. Rangatira 1930 - 1967

Rangatira was an innovative design for her time and spawned a number of siblings, not the least being her subsequent running mate Hinemoa. With a 55 year career, the slightly smaller Taroona was built for a partnership of the Union Steam Ship Company and the Huddart Parker line in 1935. She served in the Melbourne to Hobart service until 1959 and her second career as the Greek cruise liner Hellas ended in a Turkish breaker's yard in 1990.

Her record for the fastest passage for the 175 mile (280 km) voyage from Wellington to Lyttelton remains unbroken.