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From Lubbock's "Colonial Clippers"
(NZ) NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING CO.
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Fleet
history and photos of all the ships listed below are in "Crossed Flags:
TheeHistories of the New Zealand Shipping Company Limited and the
Federal Steam Navigation Company Limited and Their Subsidiaries" by
W.A. Laxon with I.J. Farquhar and N.J. Kirby based on the draft by the
late F.W.Perry
(World Ship Society England 1997) Reference to photos
from this source are only included below when photos from other sources
are not available
Tongariro (I) – stscs 1f3bk 4,163gt 1883 nlnz photos
Glasgow
uw No.1/1-003436-G
aq No. 1/1-025515-G
slv
photo am
Image No. bs004044
nmm
photos:
No. G.2156 (1884)
No. G.666 (1888)
Photo, P.39, 'Passenger
Ships of Australia and
New Zealand', Vol. I,
1876-1912, by Peter
Plowman (Doubleday,
Sydney 1981)
Aorangi – stscs 1f3bk 4,163gt 1883 nlnz photos
Glasgow
uw No. PAColl-5408
uw No. 1/1-003304
uw No. 1/2-017288-G
nmm photo uw
No. P.18350
Photo, P.39, Peter
Plowman, op. cit.
Ruapehu (I) – stscs 1f3bk 4,163gt 1884 nlnz oil painting
Glasgow
by E.J. Seymour uw
No. G-669
nlnz
photo of sketch uw
No. NON-ATL-0023
nlnz
photo of painting uw
No. 1/2-016207-F
nlnz
photo uw
No. 1/1-003415-G
Photo, P.37, Peter
Plowman, op. cit.
Kaikoura (I) – stec 1f3bk 4,474gt 1884 nlnz photos:
Glasgow
am No.BB-4455-1/1
aq No. 1/2-014761-F
slv photo
am
Image No. b37797
nmm
photo No. G.46
No. G.2183
Photo, P.47, Peter
Plowman, op. cit.
Rimutaka (I) – stscs 1f3bk 4,474gt 1884 nlnz photos
Glasgow
aq No. 1/1-003399-G
uw No. 1/2-016088-F
nmm photos:
No. G.69 (yards on
fore and main, 1891)
No. G909
(yards on
fore, 1898)
Photo, P47, Peter
Plowman, op. cit.
Otarama
(I) – stscs 1f2m 1f 3,935gt
sln photos uw:
1890 Sunderland (cargo)
Digital Order No.
a639003
Digital Order No.
a639004
Digital Order No.
a639005
Digital Order No.
a639006
Digital Order No.
a639007
Ruahine
(I) – stscs 1f2bg 6,127gt 1891
slq photo am Image No. 178851
Dumbarton
nmm photos:
No. G.610 (yards on fore
and main, 1892)
No. G.1021 (yards on
fore.
1893)
Photo, P.71, Peter
Plowman, op. cit.
Waikato (II)
– stscs 1f2bgn 4,767gt 1892
Photo, P.43 (at Port Chalmers,,
Sunderland
yards on foremast) Laxon op. cit.
Warrimoo –
stscs 1f3m 3,529gt 1892
See Union Steamship Co
Newcastle
of New Zealand (UN)
Miowera –
stscs 1f3m 3,393gt 1892
slv photo uw (1893)
Newcastle
Image No. mp006403
Photo, P.75, Peter
Plowman, op. cit.
Rakaia
(II) –stscs 1f2m 5,629gt 1895
Photo, P.43 (at Port Chalmers)
Newcastle
Laxon op. cit.
Mataura (II) – stscs 1f2m 5,674gt 1896 nlnz water colour
Glasgow
by B.W. Nazer uw
No. A-049-007
nlnz postcard of
watercolour
(wreck of Mataura near
Magellan Straits, 1898)
No. PAColl-3037-1-04
Waimate (II)
– stscs 1f2m 5,619gt 1896
nlnz photo uw (Pt. Chalmers)
Newcastle
No.
1/1-003451-G
Photo, P.45 (at Port Chalmers)
Laxon op. cit.
Wakanui -
stscs 1f2m 5,824gt 1899
nlnz photo uw
Newcastle
No. 1/1-002479-G
Photo, P.50 (with yards on
foremast, arriving at
Wellington)
Laxon op. cit.
Whakatane (I) – stscs 1f2m 5,629gt 1900 Photo, P.53 (at Adelaide)
Newcastle
Laxon op. cit.
Papanui (I) – stscs 1f2bgn 6,372gt 1898 sln photos uw:
Dumbarton
Digital Order No. a639058
Digital
Order No. a639059
Digital Order
No. a639060
Digital Order
No. a639061
Digital Order
No. a639062
slq photo uw Image No. 178008
nmm photo (Oct., 1902)
No. G.496
nmm photo (early
stage of fire Sept.
1911, St. Helena) No.
P.833
nmm photo (fire gaining hold,
St. Helena) No. P.834
nmm photo (ship abandoned to
fire, St
Helena) No. P.835
nmm photo (burnt out wreck,
St Helena) No. P.836
slv photo (Papanui burning)
Image No.
b37795
Photo, P.101, Peter
Plowman, op. cit.
Paparoa (I) – stscs 1f2bgn 6,563gt 1899 nlnz photo uw
Dumbarton
(Wellington harbour)
No. 1/1-002350-G
Photo, P.107, Peter
Plowman, op. cit.
Rimutaka (II) – sttwscs 1f2bgn 7,765gt nlnz photos:
1900 Dumbarton (sails removed
uw No. 1/1-002386-G (yards)
1905-06)
uw No. 1/2-016092-G
Photo, P.111, Peter
Plowman, op. cit.
Ruapehu (II) - sttwscs 1f2bgn 7,885gt 1901 nlnz photos:
Dumbarton (yards removed 1906)
uw No. 1/1-002410-G (yards)
uw No. PAColl-8407-75 (yards)
uw No. 1/1-002409-G
slv
photo uw (1919)
Image No.
bs004073
Photo, P.111, Peter
Plowman, op. cite
Tongariro (II) – sttwscs 1f2bgn 8,073gt nlnz photos
1901 Newcastle
uw No. 1/2-016511-G
uw
No. 1/1-002449-G
nmm
photos:
No.
G.462
No.
G.614
Photo, P.113, Peter
Plowman, op. cit.
Turakina (II) – sttwscs 1f2bgn 8,349gt nlnz photos: uw
1902 Dumbarton
No. 1/1-002454-G
am No.
1/2-016536-G
(Wellington)
slv photo uw
(as troopship, 1914)
Image No.
bs004053
Photo, P.113, Peter
Plowman, op. cit.
Kaikoura (III) – sttwscs
1f4m 8,703gt 1903 nlnz photo uw
Glasgow
No. 1/1-002517-G
Kaipara
(I) – sttwscs 1f4m 7,392gt 1903
Photo, P.57 (at Port
Chalmers)
Glasgow
Laxon op. cit.
Orari
(II) – sttwscs 1f2m 7,207gt 1906
Photo
uw, P.58 ( at Wellington)
Dumbarton
Laxon op. cit.
Opawa (II)
– sttwscs 1f2m 7,230gt 1906
Photo, P.58 (at Adelaide)
Dumbarton
Laxon op. cit.
Otaki
(II) – strrscs 1f2m 7,420gt 1908
Photo uw, P. 59 (at Wellington)
Dumbarton
Laxon op. cit.
Ruahine
(II) – sttwscs 1f2m (yard for
nlnz photo uw
foresail) 10,832gt 1909 Dumbarton
No. 1/1-003414-G (yards)
Photo,P.193, Peter
Plowman, op. cit.
Rotorua (I) – sttrscs 1f2m 11,130gt 1910 nlnz photos uw:
Dumbarton
No. 1/2-071643-F
No.
1/1-002399-G
slv photos uw:
Image No. b41301
Image No. bs004063
slq photo uw
Image No. 178716
Photo, P.199, Peter
Plowman, op. cit.
Remuera (I) – sttwscs 1f2m 11.455gt 1911 slq photo uw Image No. 178728
Dumbarton (1920 reconditioned
nmm photos
2
additional cabin decks added)
uw No.30010 (1922)
aq
No.P.18605 (1938)
Photo, P.199, Peter
Plowman, op. cit.
Hurunui
(II) – sttwscs 1f4m 8,901gt 1911
Photo, P.63 (at Port
Chalmers)
Pt Glasgow
Laxon op. cit.
Westmeath (ex-Everton Grange) – sttwscs nmm photo uw No. P.18712
1f4m 8,096gt1903 West Hartlepool
Photo,
P.63 (at Wellington)
(acqd. 1912)
Laxon op. cit.
Limerick
(ex-Rippingham Grange) – stscs
nlnz photo uw No. PAColl-5671-01
1f2m
6,827gt 1898 Belfast
sln photos:
(acqd. 1912)
uw Digital Order No. a638155
uw Digital Order No. a638156
uw Digital Order
No. a638157
aq Digital Order No.
a638153
aq Digital Order No.
a638154
slv photo uw Image No. b38959
Tyrone
(ex-Drayton Grange) – sttwscs
slq print (as wreck
Otago
1f4m 6,664gt 1901 Belfast
Heads, 1913)
(acqd. 1912)
Image No. 179843
slv photo (wreck)
Image
No. bs003980
Roscommon
(ex-Oswestry Grange) –
slv photo aq Image No. b38962
sttwscs 1f4m 6,591gt 1902
Photo, P.65 (under BI charter in
Belfast (acqd.
1912)
Queensland trade) Laxon op.
cit.
Hororata (I) – sttwscs 1f3m 9,178gt 1914 sln photo:
Dumbarton
uw Digital
Order No. a637726
ut
Digital Order No. a637727
aq (embarking troops
1916)
Digital
Order No. a637728
slv photos:uw:
Image No.
bs000914
Image
No. bs000224
nmm photos:
uw No. G.11114
(trials 1914)
uw No. P.18445
(1937
ut No. P.18440
Ship details from Duncan Haws’ “Merchant Fleets: New
Zealand Shipping & Federal
S.N. Co.” (TCL Pubications,
Hereford 1985)
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