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| Built |
1926 by
Fleming and Ferguson, Paisley, Scotland; crane
by Sir William Arrol & Co Ltd, Glasgow.
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| Original
owners |
Lyttelton
Harbour Board
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| Present
owners |
NZ National
Maritime Museum, Auckland
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| Propulsion |
Steam.
2 compound engines each 175IHP, coal-fired Scotch
boiler
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| Tonnage |
762.25
gross; 357.78 nett
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| Measurements |
L 48.88m;
B 15.95m
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| Original
use |
Floating
crane
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| Present
use |
Museum
exhibit; out of service
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| Address |
NZ National Maritime Museum,
Cnr Quay & Hobson Sts, Auckland |
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| Telephone |
64 (0)9 373
0800 |
Fax |
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History
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Sailed out from the
UK under own steam with crane jib stored
on deck - 107 days on passage. Operated
mainly in Lyttelton with a period in Wellington
and then Solomon Islands during WW II. Towed
from Lyttelton on 19 July 1993, arrived
at Auckland on 23 July 1993 and now out
of service as a floating exhibit at the
National Maritime Museum, Auckland.
NZ Marine News Vol.
43, No.1.
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