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TAKAPUNA 1883-1924
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BuilderBarrow ShipbuildingWhere BuiltBarrow in FurnessDate Built1883Length x Breadth61 metresTonnage930 GRTNumber of passengers160PropulsionTwin Screw Steam. Speed 15 knots.Owners & Previous Names1883-1924 USSCo Additional NotesSpecially built for service between Port Chalmers and Onehunga. She was the first Union Company ship not to be built on the Clyde. Takapuna ran between Onehunga and southern ports for 26 years and was part of the first regular Wellington Lyttelton service. She was laid up at Wellington early in 1917 and after use as a storage hulk for a few years, she was sold to Dunedin based shipbreakers in 1924. Dismantled and scuttled in Cook Strait on 18 June 1925.
Where BuiltBarrow in FurnessDate Built1883Length x Breadth61 metresTonnage930 GRTNumber of passengers160PropulsionTwin Screw Steam. Speed 15 knots.Owners & Previous Names1883-1924 USSCo Additional NotesSpecially built for service between Port Chalmers and Onehunga. She was the first Union Company ship not to be built on the Clyde. Takapuna ran between Onehunga and southern ports for 26 years and was part of the first regular Wellington Lyttelton service. She was laid up at Wellington early in 1917 and after use as a storage hulk for a few years, she was sold to Dunedin based shipbreakers in 1924. Dismantled and scuttled in Cook Strait on 18 June 1925.Connections
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