Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Turakina Visits Port Elizabeth 1899



The Turakina entered Port Elizabeth waters for repairs to its rigging and bulwarks after it was damaged by heavy storms off the Cape on its way to London in 1899. Read more on this remarkable ship by Ian Harris, picture from the same source, seen here moored in foreign waters, possibly New Zealand. http://www.merchantnavyofficers.com/NZFSC.html