THE WAIKATO.

Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 239, 6 October 1923, Page 17

THE WAIKATO.

ONE OF THE N.Z. SHIPPING CO.'B FLEET. The Waikato, a. well-found ship of 1021 tons, flying the New Zealand Company's flag, made many voyages to the Dominion, and only on two occasions exceeded the 100 days. Two of her fastest runs were to Lyttelton—7B and 82 days—under Captain Worster. The ship was built by Blumer and Co., Sunderland, in 1874. When steamers took the place of many sailing vessels the Wai« kato was sold to the Germans and renamed the Pfluger. Subsequently she fell into the hands of J. 1). Spreckels and Son, of San Francisco, in a partly dismasted condition. This was in 1900, when she was rigged as a barquentine, and given the name of Coronado. She was later sold to the Canadian Pacifia Coal-Co., and used by them as a towing barge. She foundered on November 20, 1918, when being towed from Ladysmith to Vancouver. Her records, while trading to New Zealand, were:—

Sailed. Arrived. Captata. Day* • rune 26 tune 28 tug. 24 Aug. 17, '74 Nov. 13.'79 Oct. 3, '80 Oct 14, '84 KOV. 26, '87 Hodder Worster 99 Worster 88 Sutherland 108 Brown 82 TO WELLINGTON* Kar. 24 line 6 Julr 11,'74 Hodder Sep. 4, "76 Worster 109 TO LYTTELTON. June 27 Oct. 3, '75 ROSS May 5 July 26. '77 Worster Jan. 19 Apr. 27,'7S Worster Not. 1. '78 Jan. 18, '79 Worster 83 82 88 7X TO PORT CHALMERS. ruly 1 luly 15 Sep. SO. '81 Worster 90 Oct. 28, '82 Sutherland 108 • Via Wellington, t From Plymouth. [To be continued next Saturday