JACKAL / TAIAROA

TAIAROA WAS BUILT IN 1875 BY A & J INGLIS OF GLASGOW  SHE WAS A STEAMSHIP OF 438 TON ( 228 TONS ? )  WITH AN IRON HULL AND WAS LAUNCHED AS THE JACKAL FOR G & J BURNS

 SHAW SAVILL & ALBION OWNED HER FROM 1875 TO 1876 SHE WAS TO BE USED ON THE NEW ZEALND COAST BUT THIS WAS A FAILURE AND THE PROJECT WAS ABANDONED

THE VESSEL PASSING INTO THE HANDS OF THE UNION STEAM SHIP CO OF N.Z

SHE WAS WRECKED ON 11TH APRIL 1896 AT THE MOUTH OF THE CLARENCE RIVER ON A VOYAGE FROM WELLINGTON TO CHRISTCHURCH. THIRTYFOUR PEOPLE LOST THEIR LIVES

TAIAROA

TAIAROA AGROUND