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SS Penguin

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Post date March 2, 2021
Categories In Accident, Old Photos, SS Penguin
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On the evening of 12 February 1909, the SS Penguin left Picton for Wellington in fine weather.Conditions quickly deteriorated as the Penguin reached Cook Strait. After changing course again to ride out the storm, the ship struck rocks and began to sink in heavy seas.The evacuation did not go well as the lifeboats quickly capsized. […]

SS Penguin

Post author By friends
Post date December 13, 2020
Categories In Events, SS Penguin, Wellingtonian
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Another interesting image related to the S.S. Penguin tragedy. Elegant funeral transport of the day. “THE FUNERAL OF TWO OF THE PENGUIN’S PASSENGERS, THE LATE MRS. BRITTAIN AND G. TROADEC, LEAVING ST. MARY’S, WELLINGTON, FOR THE KARORI CEMETERY, FEBRUARY 16, 1909” Taken from the supplement to the Auckland Weekly News 25 FEBRUARY 1909 p016 Read […]