BuilderWilliam Denny & BrosWhere BuiltDumbartonDate Built1875Length x Breadth66 metresTonnage720 GRTNumber of passengers92PropulsionSingle Screw Steam. Speed 11 knots.Owners & Previous NamesBuilt for Union Company but financed by P Denny and W Brock, Dumbarton and J Darling, Glasgow. Additional NotesSister ship to HAWEA.
Ran aground at Tauranga in 1879 and later sank while being towed to Auckland.
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