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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 |
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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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Conversion factors Feet = Metres x 3.281
Metres = Feet ? 0.3048
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