Steamship of 7202 tons, built in 1906 for the New Zealand Shipping Co. Owned by the company from 1906-1927. 1927-1934 Norwegian owned, renamed Antarctic; 1934-1936 Japanese owned, renamed Antarctic Maru; 1936-1943, Japanese owned renamed Tonan Maru. Torpedoed off the coast of Annam, November 1943. See back of file print 1/2-015364.
Opawa (Ship : 1906-1927)
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Haylock, Arthur Lagden 1860-1948 :Coal Hulk "Lutterworth" coaling "Opawa" 3-1-1921
Date: 1921
By: Haylock, Arthur Lagden, 1860-1948
Reference: A-155-010
Description: A coal vessel supplying a larger ship with coal, probably in Wellington Harbour Inscriptions: Verso - A.H. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil and watercolour 132 x 193 mm
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Short, Arthur Wilbert : Papers
Date: 1916-1918, 1930
By: Short, Arthur Wilbert, -1970
Reference: MS-Papers-1979
Description: Embarkation rolls of the Maori Contingent, some records of J Coy and E Coy, documents on courts-martial, syllabuses for training aboard Ulimaroa, list of units in 41st Reinforcements, and memoranda of Oct 1930, addressed to Short concerning a war game Quantity: 1 folder(s) (32 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript and printed matter (ms annotations) (some photocopies) Provenance: Apparently belonged tp Major Short
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The vessel Opawa, on the patent slip at Evans Bay, Wellington
Date: 27 December 1922
From: Smith, Sydney Charles, 1888-1972: Photographs of New Zealand
Reference: 1/2-047916-G
Description: The vessel `Opawa' on the patent slip at Evans Bay, Wellington in 1922. Photograph taken by Sydney Charles Smith on the 27th of December. Inscriptions: Marginal notes on negative - right of image - Firs[sic] boat on new slipway Opawa Dec 27 1922 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
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Smith, Sydney Charles :Vessel on the patent slip at Evans Bay, Wellington
Date: [ca 1927]
From: Original photographic prints and postcards from file print collection, Box 5
By: Smith, Sydney Charles, 1888-1972
Reference: PAColl-5800-05
Description: Vessel (probably the `Opawa') on the patent slip at Evans Bay, Wellington, circa 1927. A truck from the firm William Cable & Co Ltd is on the left. Taken by an unidentified photographer. Inscriptions: Embossed on bottom left - S C Smith Photo Wellington Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).
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Vessel on the patent slip at Evans Bay, Wellington
Date: [ca 1927]
Reference: 1/2-049263-F
Description: Vessel, possibly the `Opawa', on the patent slip at Evans Bay, Wellington, circa 1927. Taken by an unidentified photographer. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
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Steam ship Opawa at Port Chalmers
Date: between 1910-1939
From: De Maus, David Alexander, 1847-1925 :Shipping negatives
Reference: 1/1-003369-G
Description: Steamship Opawa photographed at Port Chalmers by David Alexander De Maus. Inscriptions: Marginal notes on negative - top centre - Opawa Steamship of 7202 tons, built in 1906 for the New Zealand Shipping Co. With the company from 1906-1927; Norwegian owned, 1927-1934, renamed Antarctic; Japanese buyer, 1934-1936, renamed Antarctic Maru; Japanese owner, 1936-1943, renamed Tonan Maru. Torpedoed off the coast of Annam, November 1943. (See back of file print 1/2-015364) Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 8.5 inches
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Haylock, Arthur Lagden, 1860-1948 :Hulk "Occident" coaling, "Opawa" Jan. 1921
Date: 1921
By: Haylock, Arthur Lagden, 1860-1948
Reference: A-153-007
Description: A coal hulk moored alongside the steamer Opawa, probably at Queen's Wharf, Wellington Inscriptions: Signed: A.L.H. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil and watercolour 124 x 190 mm