STEAMER BEACHED.
MISHAP TO THE RAMA. (by TELEGRAPH PRESS ASSOCIATION. . WELLINGTON. Nov. 19. Captain E. Cartener, of the ill-fated steamer Rama, which struck when going out of Kaingaroa harbour (Chatham Islands) has sent,a radio that the water steadily gained after midnight on Tuesday, and he beached the vessel at a -“- on Wednesday. The stokehold and engine-room were both full, and both holds were full of water. The crevy landed., A northerly gale is still blowing. ■ s
The Rama was formerly H.M. gunboat Torch, a unit of New JNavy, and when her days as a ship of war were deemed to be at an end she was acquired by the Chatham Islands Fishing Company. She was htted. with refrigerating machinery, and has made many trips to the Chat! ham Islands for fish, etc. Of late she had made three trips to Niue Island trom Auckland, and was scheduled to sail from Auckland on November 24 for • 3 a Sam, taking supplies to tide the inhabitants over the hurricane on brm g hack island pro- ? am s w , as bxiilt in 1895 at Majesty s dockyards, Sheemess. «• l6 ” gt j 0( L 8 ® 4 sto ’ “ breadth SLk 6m ’ and a d ®P tll of 14ft Sin. bne has a gross tonnage of 610 tons, and is equipped with triple expansion with a nominal horse-power of
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 20 November 1924, Page 5
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