▁initially ▁specified , ▁was ▁purchased ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁ship ▁arrived ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁Se al ift , ▁and ▁was ▁commission ed ▁later ▁that ▁year ▁as ▁H M N Z S ▁Charles ▁U ph am , ▁after ▁the ▁only ▁combat ▁soldier ▁to ▁be ▁awarded ▁the ▁Victoria ▁Cross ▁twice , ▁Captain ▁Charles ▁U ph am . ▁After ▁some ▁modification , ▁the ▁ship ▁made ▁two ▁voy ages ▁to ▁test ▁her ▁capabilities ▁and ▁determine ▁what ▁further ▁work ▁was ▁required ▁to ▁make ▁her ▁fully ▁oper ational . ▁Sign ific ant ▁problems ▁with ▁stability ▁and ▁se ake eping ▁were ▁encountered ▁during ▁the ▁second ▁voyage , ▁and ▁the ▁ship ▁was ▁removed ▁from ▁service ▁on ▁her ▁return . ▁The ▁cost ▁of ▁fixing ▁the ▁stability ▁problems ▁and ▁fitting ▁Charles ▁U ph am ▁out ▁for ▁tro op ▁and ▁vehicle ▁transport ▁was ▁prohib itive , ▁and ▁the ▁work ▁was ▁post pon ed . ▁In ▁the ▁meant ime , ▁the ▁ship ▁was ▁char tered ▁to ▁Spanish ▁company ▁Cont en em ar ▁SA ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁and ▁used ▁to ▁transport ▁cit rus ▁fruit ▁around ▁the ▁Mediter rane an . ▁ ▁By ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁government ▁had ▁decided ▁that ▁Charles ▁U ph am ▁was ▁unus able ▁and ▁should ▁be ▁sold . ▁The ▁ship ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁Cont en em ar ▁( who ▁operated ▁her ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁Don ▁Carlos , ▁then ▁Don ▁Carlos ▁II ), ▁then ▁converted ▁into ▁a ▁vehicle ▁car rier ▁and