SS Rotomahana (1876)
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SS Rotomahana was an 1876 harbour steamer and the first iron vessel to be built in Auckland, though launched only 28 minutes ahead of another, though smaller, iron ship. Rotomahana was a name used by
Rotomahana (centre right) at Auckland in 1903
SS Rotomahana being fitted out at the 1874 Fraser and Tinne foundry, Mechanics Bay in 1876
Rotomahana (left) in 1913 loading coal at Auckland
Northern Steamship Company
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The Northern Steam Ship Company Ltd served the northern half of the North Island of New Zealand from 1881 to 1974. Its headquarters, the Northern Steam Ship Company Building, remains in use on Quay St
SS Rotomahana (1876)
…in 1888 and, from 1888 to 1890, was run by New Zealand Insurance Co. They sold her to Captain Worsp on 3 April 1890 for £2,225, but he had sold her to Northern Steamship Co by 12 July 1890. Rotomahana continued serving Thames until June 1898, when she was replaced by the larger and faster Wakatere and she switched to the…
The east coast Northern Steamship fleet at Auckland in 1922, during a strike.
Ngapuhi on The Northern Steam Ship Company's annual summer cruise at Kawau, about 1907
Auckland Weekly News obituary