BuilderBailey & LoweWhere BuiltAucklandDate Built1903Length x Breadth12.2m x 2.44mPropulsionSingle screw steamOwners & Previous NamesBuilt for Wellington Harbour Board. Transported to Wellington on ss PAPAROA and fitted out on Queens Wharf.Additional NotesIntended for survey work but used mainly as a tender for the dredge WHAKARIRE.
New Zealand Ship and Marine Society (3rd Sep 2019). Huia 1903- ?. In Website New Zealand Ship and Marine Society. Retrieved 21st May 2022 01:41, from https://nzshipmarine.com/nodes/view/351