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wooden Barque |
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built in N.S.W. , Australia in
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171 feet |
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31.4 feet |
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17.2 feet |
| TONNAGE: |
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598 tons register |
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| OWNER: |
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J J Craig of Auckland |
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19 people on board |
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| DESTINED VOYAGE: |
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route from Auckland to Kaipara |
| DATE OF DEPARTURE: |
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26 Nov 1901 |
| DATE OF WRECK: |
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26 Nov 1901 |
| LOCATION OF WRECK: |
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Shearer Rock Tiritiri Matangi
Hauraki Gulf |
| LIVES LOST: |
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one - a ships mate. |
ROYAL TAR
At about 1.30am on 26 November 1901 the Royal Tar, a wooden barque, was
sunk on Shearer. She was on route from Auckland to Kaipara with
nineteen people on board. She went onto the rock due to strong tides,
which took the off course. The mate - Kirby went down with the ship,
but all others were rescued by the steamer Ngunguru. The wreck was
found by Pete Field and the South Auckland Diving Club (Locker-Lampson
and Francis 1979 p.81). It lies in 15 to 20 meters of water on a sand
and rock bottom, with three metres of visibility. Quite a lot is still
found, including fire bricks and the four metre long rudder. Kelly
Tarlton and Wade Doak salvaged brass bolts, portholes and a canon, which
are now in the Shipwreck Museum. A compass has also been recovered
(ibid p.81). No.70, 960, the Royal Tar was of 598 tons register, was
171.2 feet long, 31.4 feet broad and 17.2 feet deep. She was built in
1876 at Nambucca River, N.S.W and was owned by . Her commander was F
Morrison. In the 1890's she was chartered by the New Australian Party
to take members to Paraguay." (Additional information from archive
research undertaken in Sep 2000 by Tania Mace - bibliographic
information follows) The Royal Tar was built in Nambucca, New South
Wales in 1876 by Balmain
The uninsured
vessel was valued at £2,000 to £2,500 pounds. Ministry of Transport,
Auckland Regional Office, Marine Department - National Archives,
Auckland. New Zealand Heralsd 27 November 1901 p5. The vessel made 12
trips to Auckland between 12/8/1895 and 16/11/1901 (SE 4767 [36/3]:13)
Information Source National Archives Auckland New Zealand Herald nzaa,
book Unpublished manuscript,
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