TO BE SCUTTLED

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17410, 7 November 1930, Page 10

TO BE SCUTTLED

UNION CO.’S CORINNA

(Pnr PreEß Association.) Wellington, last night. After nearly half a century’s active service, the 'Union Co.’s old steamer ‘ Contain is to he towed into Cook Strait, probably on Saturday, and scuttled. The Corinna is at present on the patent slip, where she is being stripped of everything of value prior to her last short voyage. Built in 1882 by D. W. Henderson, Glasgow, for the Tasmanian Steam Navigation Co., the Corinna is a single-screw iron steamer of 1319 tons gross and 791 tons net, In 1891, the Union Steamship Co. bought out the Tasmanian Steam Navigation C‘o., and took over that company’s ships. The Corinna came to New Zealand, and entered the Dunedin-Lyttel-ton-Wcllington passenger service in 1903. Her passenger aeoinmodation was removed and she was fitted with refrigerating space and entered the Dunedin-Lyttelton-Weliington - Nelson - New Plymouth service. Onehunga was added to the ports visited. She was finally withdrawn and laid up at Wellington last New. Year’s Eve.