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Built |
1925 by
DN Darroch & Sons, Stanley Bay, Auckland
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Present
owners |
RF Pooley,
Elaine Bay, RD 3, Rai Valley, Nelson
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Propulsion |
Gardner
6LX 71kW
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Tonnage |
38.08
gross, 17.74 nett
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Measurements |
L 65.98ft/20.11m;
B 18.67ft/5.69m; D ft/m.
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Original
use |
Flat-bottomed Scow
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Present
use |
Dumb barge
in Pelorus Sound
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History
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Used in 1950s as
a rubbish barge in the Port of Wellington.
Mast removed by 1970. Sold and moved to
Picton 1982 to work in the mussel farming
industry.
Damaged by fire 15
June 1995 whilst harvesting mussels in Beatrix
Bay, Pelorus Sound. Converted into a dumb
barge about 1996.
NZ Marine News Vol. 44, No. 4.
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