Simple screw steamer of 1122 tons. Built in 1894 by Short Bros., Sunderland, and launched under the name Ella. In 1898 taken into the fleet of the Union Steam Ship Co., and renamed Kini. Dismantled, stripped and towed into Cook Strait, November 1924
Kini (Ship : 1898-1924)
Ella (Steamship)
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Manuscript
Union Company - Ships - K (continued)
Date: [ca 1947-1963]
From: Wilkinson, James Douglas, 1926-2014: Collection
Reference: MS-Papers-7271-27
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).
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Image
Steam ship Kini in Port Chalmers harbour
Date: between 1898-1924
From: De Maus, David Alexander, 1847-1925 :Shipping negatives
Reference: 1/1-003355-G
Description: Steamship Kini, photographed in Port Chalmers harbour by David Alexander De Maus. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom centre - "Kini" Simple screw steamer of 1122 tons. Built in 1894 by Short Bros., Sunderland, and launched under the name Ella. In 1898 taken into the fleet of the Union Steam Ship Co., and renamed Kini. Dismantled, stripped and towed into Cook Strait in November 1924. See Ships with New Zealand Associations (Vol 7, p 159) Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 8.5 inches