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WAIRARAPA 1882-1894
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BuilderWilliam Denny & Bros
Where BuiltDumbartonDate Built1882Length x Breadth87 metresTonnage1786Number of passengers247PropulsionSingle Screw SteamOwners & Previous Names1882-1894 USSCo Additional NotesOne of a series of ships built for the trans Tasman trade. In 1884 used for the first Union Company cruise to the Pacific islands. Wrecked on Great Barrier Island October 1894 on passage Sydney to Auckland with the loss of 121 lives.
Where BuiltDumbartonDate Built1882Length x Breadth87 metresTonnage1786Number of passengers247PropulsionSingle Screw SteamOwners & Previous Names1882-1894 USSCo Additional NotesOne of a series of ships built for the trans Tasman trade. In 1884 used for the first Union Company cruise to the Pacific islands. Wrecked on Great Barrier Island October 1894 on passage Sydney to Auckland with the loss of 121 lives. Connections
New Zealand Ship and Marine Society (2nd Sep 2022). WAIRARAPA 1882-1894. In Website New Zealand Ship and Marine Society. Retrieved 11th Dec 2023 05:07, from https://www.nzshipmarine.com/nodes/view/139