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| Built |
1944 by Alexander Hall & Co, Aberdeen, Scotland
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| Original owners |
British Ministry of War Transport
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| Present owners |
Tauranga Historic Village Museum, Tauranga
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| Propulsion |
Steam, screw, triple expansion, 900IHP
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| Measurements |
L 105.2ft/32.06m; B 27.15ft/8.27m; D 11.7ft/3.56m.
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Steel throughout
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History
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Steam harbour tug built in Britain during WW II and brought to NZ in 1947 for use at Wellington. Owned by Union Steamship Co., sold to British Petroleum (NZ) Ltd. in 1975. Operated in Wellington harbour for 30 years until laid up in December 1977. Preserved on shore in Tauranga Historic Village from July 1978. Scuttled as an artificial reef on 19 March 2000 off Motiti Island, Mount Maunganui, in 37-39 S, 176-25 E.
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Conversion factors Feet = Metres x 3.281
Metres = Feet ? 0.3048
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