Build Date 1909 Boat Builder Davey Darroch Length 65 Feet Beam 18 Feet 4 Feet Kaiaia’s Early Years and Owners Built by Davey Darroch in 1909, Kaiaia was a ketch-rigged hold scow. Her first owners included her master George King who only owned her for one year, Arthur Berridge, Gilbert William Brown and Thomas Ernest […]
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Build Date 1907 Boat Builder George Niccol Length 94 Feet 3 Inches Beam 30 Feet 8 Inches Curlew was built as a fore-and-aft schooner rigged deck scow by George Niccol in Auckland. Her first owners were George Turnbull Niccol, David Boosie Cruickshank and Ford Shipping Line Ltd. They each owned her from 1907 but for
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Build Date 1910 Boat Builder George Niccol Length 80 Feet 4 Inches Beam 21 Feet 5 Inches Combine’s Early Years Built as a schooner-rigged deck scow Combine was one of the later and smaller scows to come out of New Zealand. She was built by George Niccol in Auckland out of recycled timber from other
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Build Date 1899 Boat Builder Davey Darroch Length 75 Feet 3 Inches Beam 19 Feet 4 Inches Kahu’s Early Years Built as a schooner rigged deck scow in 1899 by Davey Darroch Kahu was used for trade in Auckland and Northland. At one point she was carrying gelignite and detonators between Auckland and Kuaotonu for
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Build Date 1885 Boat Builder Lane and Brown Length 86 Feet 2 Inches Beam 22 Feet 5 Inches Everything We Know About Clyde Clyde was built to be a schooner-rigged deck scow by Lane and Brown in Whangaroa. Her first owners were Thomas Major Lane, Kenneth McDonald who owned her from 1885 to 1891. During
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Build Date 1903 Boat Builder Bailley and Lowe Length 57 Feet 2 Inches Beam 17 Feet 4 Inches Building Victory and Her First Owners Victory was built as a ketch-rigged deck scow by Bailey and Lowe in Auckland. She had a centreboard, flat bottom and sails though there is some debate as to whether she
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Build Date 1883 Boat Builder Charles Bailey Snr Length 69.3 Feet Beam 18.8 Feet Building Vixen Vixen was built in Auckland by Charles Bailey Senior. She was a ketch-rigged deck scow with rounded chines, a square stern and flat bottom making her a smaller version of Vesper and Vindex. Vixen’s first owners were Alfred Buckland
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Build Date 1902 Boat Builder Bailey and Lowe Length 76 Feet 8 Inches Beam 21 Feet 2 Inches Building Vesper Vesper was built as a ketch-rigged deck scow by Bailey and Lowe in Auckland. She had a large deck area, flat bottom, one centreboard and a fixed rudder which led some to say Vesper is
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Build Date 1924 Boat Builder D. Darroch and Sons Length 71.6 Feet Beam 22 Feet The Last of NZ’s Scows Owhiti would become the second to last commercial scow to ever be built in New Zealand. She was built by D. Darroch and Sons at Stanley Bay, Auckland as a topsail, ketch-rigged deck scow. Darroch
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Build Date 1943 Boat Builder Stevenson and Cook Length 135 Feet / 41 metres Beam 23 Feet / 7 Metres Pahau’s War Service Pahau was launched on April 3rd, 1943 as the fifth of nine steel minesweepers built for the New Zealand Navy during World War Two. She had a single screw, triple reciprocating engine capable of 10
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