the Union Steam Ship Company's 'Takapuna'

The SS Takapuna was built at the Barrow Shipbuilding Company as it was then known in 1883. She was a pioneer vessel in NZ inter-island trade with passengers and mail, her shallow draught allowing access to small ports around the developing nation. A hard worker which gave sterling service, she was scuttled in 1925 after a brief lay-up.  (Oil pianting by Wallace Trickett)