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TUNA 1942-1988
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BuilderCharles Bailey & SonWhere BuiltAucklandDate Built1939Owners & Previous Names1942- 1988 Wellington Harbour Board
1988 CentrePortAdditional NotesBuilt for Tokomaru Bay Harbour Board but port closed at outbreak of war.
Used for many purposes and as Police launch in 1971 and again in 1986 when Lady Elizabeth 2 sank at harbour entrance.
Was sunk by slowly turning propeller of HYDRA at Point Howard wharf in Jul 1971 but raised by Hikitia same day.
Where BuiltAucklandDate Built1939Owners & Previous Names1942- 1988 Wellington Harbour Board 1988 CentrePort
Additional NotesBuilt for Tokomaru Bay Harbour Board but port closed at outbreak of war.Used for many purposes and as Police launch in 1971 and again in 1986 when Lady Elizabeth 2 sank at harbour entrance.
Was sunk by slowly turning propeller of HYDRA at Point Howard wharf in Jul 1971 but raised by Hikitia same day.
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New Zealand Ship and Marine Society (3rd Sep 2019). TUNA 1942-1988. In Website New Zealand Ship and Marine Society. Retrieved 23rd Oct 2021 23:19, from https://nzshipmarine.com/nodes/view/345