HULK RENOVATED
Re-enactment Of Landing PA CHRISTCHURCH. Dec. 14. Eighty-five years old, but rejuvenated at a cost of £2OOO to play the part of the Charlotte Jane in Saturday’s re-enactment of the landing of the pilgrims at Lyttelton, the old hulk. Darra, will enjoy the bright blaze of publicity before returning to retirement. On Saturday, the Darra, now to all intents and purposes a full-rigged ship, will be moored in the inner harhour and the “ pilgrims ” will land from her in longboats built in Aberdeen in 1865 for the Orient Line. The Darra was a smart tea clipper in her day, once doing the run from London to Adelaide in the record time of 70 days. To change the Darra into the Charlotte Jane, her decks were altered, three masts were stepped, yards slung, and more than 7000 yards of rope used for the rigging. Her old timbers were freshly painted in the Charlotte Jane’s colours, black and white, and dummy gun ports run along her bulwarks.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 27573, 15 December 1950, Page 6
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