Toroa (ferry)
 The Toroa on the Waitematā Harbour in the 1950s
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Namesake | Northern royal albatross |
| Owner |
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| Builder | George Niccol |
| Launched | 28 April 1925 |
| Out of service | 8 August 1980 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 309 GT |
| Length | 130.75 ft (39.85 m) |
| Beam | 31.4 ft (9.6 m) |
| Draft | 9.9 ft (3.0 m) |
| Installed power | Aitcheson, Blair Ltd Triple-expansion steam engine 51 horsepower (38 kW) |
| Speed | 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) |
| Capacity |
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| Crew | 4 |
Toroa, named for the northern royal albatross, is an Albatross-class passenger ferry that served Auckland, New Zealand, primarily travelling between the Devonport and Auckland CBD ferry terminals. Together with her sister ship Makora, she ferried about 20,000 passengers a day, until taken out of service in 1980.[1]
The ferry was purchased by the New Zealand Maritime Trust. A volunteer group, the Toroa Preservation Society, worked towards a restoration. However, the well-restored vessel sank in 1998 at Birkenhead Wharf in a storm. Recovered, the ferry now[when?] sits on land in Henderson, where restoration work is continuing slowly but regularly.[1]
Other Albatross-class ferries include
- Albatross
- Kestrel[2]
- The Peregrine
- Ngoiro
- Makora
References[edit]
- ^ a b Falconer, Phoebe (26 June 2010). "Observatory director behind Toroa Preservation Society". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
- ^ "Kestrel ferry to be restored after "near-death experience"". Stuff.co.nz. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
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