Arriving at Thames, Coromandel, NZ, about 80 years ago. Smart little ship that must have looked fantastic at full speed. (Check out the other pic of her in'Ferries' section).
Wakatere
Built: 1896 Napier, Shanks and Bell, Yoker, Dumbartonshire
Tonnage: 440grt
Owners: Northern Steamship Co, Auckland, NZ
Employed on the Auckland-Thames run, and for excursions.
1926: Laid up
1929: Scrapped at Auckland.
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