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HMS Acheron was a Hermes-class wooden paddle sloop of the Royal Navy. She was launched at Sheerness in 1838. Between 1848 and 1851 she made a coastal survey of New Zealand, the first such survey since Captain Cook. She was sold at Sydney in 1855

A detailed survey of the New Zealand coast was essential for economic development and in 1848 HMS Acheron, a steam paddle sloop, began the “Great Survey”. HMS Pandora took over and continued until 1856, when the harbours and most of the coast had been freshly surveyed. http://ift.tt/1I7urxm HMS Acheron was a Hermes-class wooden paddle sloopContinue reading “HMS Acheron was a Hermes-class wooden paddle sloop of the Royal Navy. She was launched at Sheerness in 1838. Between 1848 and 1851 she made a coastal survey of New Zealand, the first such survey since Captain Cook. She was sold at Sydney in 1855”

HMS Acheron was a Hermes-class wooden paddle sloop of the Royal Navy. She was launched at…

HMS Acheron was a Hermes-class wooden paddle sloop of the Royal Navy. She was launched at Sheerness in 1838. Between 1848 and 1851 she made a coastal survey of New Zealand, the first such survey since Captain Cook. She was sold at Sydney in 1855. A detailed survey of the New Zealand coast was essentialContinue reading “HMS Acheron was a Hermes-class wooden paddle sloop of the Royal Navy. She was launched at…”

HMS Britomart – By 1840 several Royal Navy ships were engaged in hydrographic surveys directed…

HMS Britomart – By 1840 several Royal Navy ships were engaged in hydrographic surveys directed by the Admiralty. Captain Owen Stanley, on HMS Britomart, drew up an Admiralty chart of the Waitemata Harbour.[11] The Britomart was a Cherokee class brig-sloop of the Royal Navy. In this survey, he named Britomart Point after his ship. StanleyContinue reading “HMS Britomart – By 1840 several Royal Navy ships were engaged in hydrographic surveys directed…”

HMNZT ORARI

HMNZT ORARI 1906-27 7207 gross tons. Lb: 460’7″ x 60’2″ (140.4 x 18.4 metres). Passenger Cargo steamship built by W Denny & Bros, Dumbarton for Haycraft & Westray. Twin screw, triple expansion engine making 14 knots. 1908 owned by New Zealand Shipping Company Ltd. ……………….. TRANSPORT VOYAGE ………1914 as HMNZT 06 departed Wellington New ZealandContinue reading “HMNZT ORARI”