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INVERCARGILL / VARG

INVERCARGILL WAS BUILT BY ROBERT DUNCAN FOR THE ALBION LINE , SHE WAS SOME 1265 TONS AND HER MAIDEN VOYAGE WAS IN 1874 FROM GLASGOW TO NEW ZEALAND.SHE WAS CAPABLE OF CARRYING  BETWEEN 300 - 400 PASSENGERS. SHE WAS ONE OF EIGHT SUCH VESSELS. HER SISTERS SHIPS BEING OAMARU,TIMARU,NELSON,AUCKLAND,WELLINGTON,DUNEDIN AND CANTERBURY. SHE WAS  SOLD TO NORWAY IN 1904  AND  RE-NAMED ' VARG '

 

 

 

 

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