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Aorere 1889-1896

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Description<p>Built by D Gilbertson, Nelson in 1886. Her first master under Anchor flag was Captain W A Wildman, a man who was destined to become famous with the black and white funnel ships. AORERE was used for a variety of missions including negotiating the smaller river ports and also towing large sailing ships in and out of Nelson Harbour. In 1896 she was sold to A. H. Turnbull & Co, Wellington. In 1918-1919 was owned by Eastbourne Borough Council for use on Wellington Harbour and was later wrecked south of Wanganui in 1920.</p>Date posted25th November 2010

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Aorere 1889-1896