The USS Co’s SS Penguin was a very familiar sight in Wellington harbour as she plied back and forward to Nelson and Picton providing a ferry service much like today. …
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SS Penguin
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…
SS Penguin
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,…