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HIKITIA 1926-1988
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BuilderFleming and Ferguson
Where BuiltPaisley, ScotlandDate Built1926Length x Breadth49m x 16mTonnage746 GTPropulsionTwin screw steam triple expansion Owners & Previous Names1926-1988 Wellington Harbour Board
1988- Hikitia Heavy Lift LtdAdditional NotesCrane lift 80 tons. Sailed to New Zealand via Panama taking 77 days arriving on Boxing Day 1926. Steamed from UK with the crane up. Side keelsons were later removed to enable it to go onto Patent Slip during war as floating dock was very busy. They were never replaced which made it a difficult vessel to handle. It was like a floating saucer in Wellington's wind.
Subsequently sold to a trust who have maintained the crane in an operating condition. Towed to Lyttelton in 2009 for drydocking and hull repairs.
Where BuiltPaisley, ScotlandDate Built1926Length x Breadth49m x 16mTonnage746 GTPropulsionTwin screw steam triple expansion Owners & Previous Names1926-1988 Wellington Harbour Board1988- Hikitia Heavy Lift Ltd
Additional NotesCrane lift 80 tons. Sailed to New Zealand via Panama taking 77 days arriving on Boxing Day 1926. Steamed from UK with the crane up. Side keelsons were later removed to enable it to go onto Patent Slip during war as floating dock was very busy. They were never replaced which made it a difficult vessel to handle. It was like a floating saucer in Wellington's wind.Subsequently sold to a trust who have maintained the crane in an operating condition. Towed to Lyttelton in 2009 for drydocking and hull repairs.
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New Zealand Ship and Marine Society (3rd Sep 2019). HIKITIA 1926-1988. In Website New Zealand Ship and Marine Society. Retrieved 19th May 2022 11:07, from https://nzshipmarine.com/nodes/view/347