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WHAKARIRE 1903-1934
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BuilderLobnitz & Co Ltd
Where BuiltRenfrew, ScotlandDate Built1903Length x Breadth55m x 11mTonnage819 GTPropulsionTwin screw steam NHP 120Owners & Previous Names1903-1934 Wellington Harbour Board
1934-1973 Napier Harbour Board
May 1974 Towed to Auckland and scrapped by Pacific Steel.Additional NotesUsed on reclamation work and especially the Thordon reclamation from 1926 to 1931 which became Aotea Quay. At this time it was assisted by the Wanganui dredge KAIONE. Fill came from the cut that was east of Falcon Shoal.
During WW2 from Oct 1943 to June 1944 was commissioned by RNZN as boom defence vessel at Auckland.
Where BuiltRenfrew, ScotlandDate Built1903Length x Breadth55m x 11mTonnage819 GTPropulsionTwin screw steam NHP 120Owners & Previous Names1903-1934 Wellington Harbour Board1934-1973 Napier Harbour Board
May 1974 Towed to Auckland and scrapped by Pacific Steel.
Additional NotesUsed on reclamation work and especially the Thordon reclamation from 1926 to 1931 which became Aotea Quay. At this time it was assisted by the Wanganui dredge KAIONE. Fill came from the cut that was east of Falcon Shoal.During WW2 from Oct 1943 to June 1944 was commissioned by RNZN as boom defence vessel at Auckland.
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New Zealand Ship and Marine Society (3rd Sep 2019). WHAKARIRE 1903-1934. In Website New Zealand Ship and Marine Society. Retrieved 24th Oct 2021 00:48, from https://nzshipmarine.com/nodes/view/350