LAIRA

LAIRA AN IRON BARQUE OF 492 TONS BUILT IN SUNDERLAND IN 1870 AND OWNED BY J PATERSON. SHE WAS REGISTERED IN DUNEDIN

THE TOP TWO PICTURES ARE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT BUT ARE THE LAIRA BASED ON THE FACT THE FIGURE HEAD IS THE SAME IN BOTH PICTURES 

 THE LAIRA  WAS SUNK BY THE WAKATIPU AT DUNEDIN WHARF ON 2ND APRIL OF 1898