ANOTHER RECORD
WAHIINE’S FAST TRIP. AN AVERAGE OP 20.9 KNOTS PER ! HOUR. The Union Company’s ferry steamer Wahine broke her own record l for the Wellington-Lyttelton run on Wednesday, and clipped about 10 minutes off her previous best time, made only this week. ; The vessel made the trip in 8 hours ; 21 minutes, from the time orders were ’ received in the engine-room for “full, ahead” until the telegraph signalled “stop” at Wellington. , This run is particularly creditable to lire chief engineer and the engine room staff, and is fine time for such a voyage. The vessel averaged 20.9 knots an hour on the trip up, while last time her average was 20.4 knots per hour.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 12021, 26 December 1924, Page 6
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115ANOTHER RECORD New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 12021, 26 December 1924, Page 6
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