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 '