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HAWEA 1875-1888
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BuilderW Denny & Bros Where BuiltDumbartonLength x Breadth66 MTonnage721 GRTNumber of passengers92PropulsionSingle screw steam. Speed 11 knotsOwners & Previous Names1875-1888 Union Steam Ship Co. Built for Company but financed by H Bright, Liverpool, P Denny and W Brock, Dumbarton. Additional NotesFirst ship specially built for Union Steam Ship Company.
Traded successfully on the NZ coast. In 1876 she steamed from Picton Wharf to Barrett Reef, Wellington in 3 hours 20 minutes. Her career was brief as she struck a submerged object while berthing at New Plymouth in 1888 and eventually sank. Remains removed when Newton King Wharf built 1925-30.
Where BuiltDumbartonLength x Breadth66 MTonnage721 GRTNumber of passengers92PropulsionSingle screw steam. Speed 11 knotsOwners & Previous Names1875-1888 Union Steam Ship Co. Built for Company but financed by H Bright, Liverpool, P Denny and W Brock, Dumbarton. Additional NotesFirst ship specially built for Union Steam Ship Company.Traded successfully on the NZ coast. In 1876 she steamed from Picton Wharf to Barrett Reef, Wellington in 3 hours 20 minutes. Her career was brief as she struck a submerged object while berthing at New Plymouth in 1888 and eventually sank. Remains removed when Newton King Wharf built 1925-30.
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New Zealand Ship and Marine Society (21st Aug 2019). HAWEA 1875-1888. In Website New Zealand Ship and Marine Society. Retrieved 28th Jan 2020 21:17, from https://nzshipmarine.com/nodes/view/69