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Built |
1912 by
J McGregor & Co Ltd, Dunedin
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Original
owners |
NZ Government
Railways
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Present
owners |
Fiordland
Travel Ltd
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Propulsion |
Steam,
twin screw, two triple expansion engines, coal-fired
boilers
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Tonnage |
257.65
gross, 106.51 nett
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Measurements |
L 165.6ft/50.47m;
B 24ft/7.32m; D 6.6ft/1.98m.
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Materials |
Steel
throughout
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Original
use |
Passengers
and cargo
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Contact
name |
Ray Lack,
C/E
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Address |
Fiordland
Travel Ltd, PO Box 1, Te Anau
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History
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The largest and only
survivor of a line of nine steamships built
to carry passengers on Lake Wakatipu in
NZ's South Island. Acquired by present owners
in 1969 and continues to operate regular
excursions on the lake.
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