Below are photos of S.S./M.V. Wakapai, click them to see the enlarged version. |
Name Meaning: Good Canoe Type: Screw Steamer, later Motor Vessel Propulsion: 1 Screw in Tunnel Year Built: 1905 Builder: Yarrow & Co. Poplar London Dimensions: Length 75ft, Beam 10ft 6in, Depth 3ft 7in (As built) Gross Tons: (As built not known) Registered Tons: (As built not known) Machinery: 1 Steam/ Simpson, Strickland & Co. 100IHP (As built) Section Of River: Pipiriki to Houseboat, later Wanganui to Pipiriki Fate: After many hard years of service, the Wakapai ran aground on a rapid near Ranana at the end of January 1951 and although holed, was salvaged and taken to Pipiriki. The old vessel was later taken down to Wanganui where it was stripped of anything useful and laid up on the slipway. A few months on, the Wakapai was sunk beside the Wairere at the foot of Quick Avenue to protect the riverbank from erosion. |
S.S./M.V. Wakapai |
S.S. Wakapai (longest of three) at Pipiriki 1910. |
S.S. Wakapai (enlarged from last) at Pipiriki 1910. |
M.V. Wakapai (in the foreground) late 1930's. |
M.V. Wakapai on the River mid 1940's. |
M.V. Wakapai stopped at a landing mid 1940's. |
M.V. Wakapai heading upriver late 1940's. |
