Awatea
31st August 2004, 20:10
What a wonderful site. just what I've been looking for. You will notice I go under the name of "Awatea" Simply my favorite ship. Awatea means "Eye of the Dawn" and operated on the Trans Tasman between NZ & Australia from 1936 until 1940. She was sunk of Tunis in 1942. Quite simply one of the most beautiful liners ever built with a GRT of 13,000 and twin raked funnels.
I often wish I had been alive when she was in service! I live here in Auckland and have collected maritime bits & pieces for about 40 years. I hope to add useful posts about what is happening in this part of the world. Over the last few seasons cruising has become very popular in NZ and I try to photgraph most ships against the beautiful harbour we have so will post them when I can. This coming season will see the Sapphire Princess become the largest to call.
I have a large collection of reference material so can generally answer most queries on passenger ships that do, or have, operated in this area.
I look forward to spending some relaxing hours exploring this site.
Cheers for now
I often wish I had been alive when she was in service! I live here in Auckland and have collected maritime bits & pieces for about 40 years. I hope to add useful posts about what is happening in this part of the world. Over the last few seasons cruising has become very popular in NZ and I try to photgraph most ships against the beautiful harbour we have so will post them when I can. This coming season will see the Sapphire Princess become the largest to call.
I have a large collection of reference material so can generally answer most queries on passenger ships that do, or have, operated in this area.
I look forward to spending some relaxing hours exploring this site.
Cheers for now