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40: 23: 447:, and at one point was thought to be beyond salvage, not being able to be beached for repairs for about 3 weeks, whilst reports continued to say she was abandoned. A court decided the captain's mistake wasn't sufficient to suspend his certificate and the ship was back on a slipway on Auckland's 282:, the sale notice saying she had, "a draught of 4 feet of water, will carry 1000 sheep. Highly suited for trading between this and the West Coast." The "highly suited" and "Must be sold, owner leaving the colony" claims may not have been true; she used her engines to get from Buller to 572:
was making 8½ to 9 knots. The Court considered that he was guilty of negligent navigation in trying to cut the headland too fine in the foggy weather and suspended his certificate for three months; by September, Captain Plumley was commanding the steamer
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and Wanganui, and a round trip to Auckland via Wellington and Napier. In 3 months 12 days she burnt 289 tons of coal to cover 6,644 mi (10,692 km), or 97 lb (44 kg) per mile.
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After her 1879 repair she was described as almost a new ship and continued to serve Castlepoint, Napier and, after a long absence, Whanganui. For a long time in the 1880s
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in 1876, Napier, Gisborne, Thames, Auckland in 1877, occasionally called at other ports such as Tauranga when in need of shelter on the way, as well as covering for
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at 9pm. By 1am on Friday 20th 1887 the wind and sea were increasing and Captain Plumley thought he was about six miles north of Cape Kidnappers and considered that
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was made to recover the boiler, but it was still there in 1937. A bell and compass from the ship were recovered and the boiler was said to be still there in 2011.
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before it was known that anything was wrong. She later turned bottom upwards and largely broke up. Her insurance value with
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had her own collision problem when she was said to be “going ahead full speed” on 3 September 1870 and collided with
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but also working on the west coast to Whanganui, about a 24-hour trip from Wellington. Occasional visits took
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From 1878 she served Wellington-Napier but also continued to visit Gisborne and Auckland sometimes via
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was used to attempt salvage, but with limited success due to poor weather. Another attempt with
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1878 re-engined by Day, Summer & Co, Southampton Twin C2cyl (15" & 30"x 18") 45nhp
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to the West Coast and she was advertised many times, before going with Captain Mundle to
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taking her first 25 passengers from Auckland on Tuesday 1 September 1868. She went to
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Her final grounding came in 1887. She went ashore in "terribly thick weather" at
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showed the boiler was too small. There was a rumour of her carrying cattle from
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She finally reached Wellington on 4 January 1868. Initially she was to sail for
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Banner & Liddle sold the hull and machinery to Mr. J. Hawkins for £13. The
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at 2am. James Gunning, a stoker was drowned. The fog was thick enough for
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served Wellington, Dunedin, Whanganui, Napier and ports in between.
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for £2500 to what was described as a newly formed Auckland company.
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In 1875 Go Ahead was reported to have done five return trips for
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was visited in 1879, and she began serving southern ports at
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keel 110 ft (34 m), overall 120 ft (37 m)
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20 Mar 1878 Auckland Steam Shipping Company Ltd, Wellington
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between Auckland, Gisborne and Napier, four trips between
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coastal trading. She had 30, or 35 hp (26 kW),
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stranded for a while on the South Spit whilst leaving
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In 1878 she broke down in a storm and had to sail to
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left Wellington for Napier on 18 May at 6pm, passed
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3 Feb 1880 Walter & Charles Johnston, Wellington
432:. A Court of Inquiry found both masters at fault; 346:on 16 September, it becoming a regular run, until 1528:"SHIPPING. PORT OF TAURANGA. BAY OF PLENTY TIMES" 436:had no forward lookout. There was little damage. 2724: 461:Those incidents maybe prompted her new owners, 112:Auckland until 10 January 1878, then Wellington 1243:"Monthly Shipping Summary. New Zealand Herald" 324:When she was eventually sold to Auckland, the 321:visited most of the ports around the country. 1424:"SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. Daily Southern Cross" 370:and called there regularly for about a year. 2102:"SHIPPING. PORT OF WELLINGTON. EVENING POST" 714:Bendigo Advertiser (Vic. : 1855 - 1918) 688:Bendigo Advertiser (Vic. : 1855 - 1918) 388:Then she visited many more ports, including 1631:"WRECK OF THE S.S. GO AHEAD. AUCKLAND STAR" 1839:"TELEGRAPHIC SHIPPING. HAWKE'S BAY HERALD" 1502:"PROJECTED DEPARTURES. HAWKE'S BAY HERALD" 468:An 1879 collision with Hura, or Huia, off 317:During her 19 years in New Zealand waters 2492:"Wreck Of The Go-Ahead. New Zealand Mail" 2440:"Wreck of the Go-Ahead. Daily Telegraph" 2336:"SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. WANGANUI HERALD" 1735:"Local and General. BAY OF PLENTY TIMES" 1709:"Local and General. BAY OF PLENTY TIMES" 1321:"Port Of Auckland. Daily Southern Cross" 606:"ENGLISH SHIPPING. DAILY SOUTHERN CROSS" 66:4 Jan 1870 Samuel Hague Smith, Auckland 2362:"A NEW LOCAL INDUSTRY. WANGANUI HERALD" 2050:"EXPECTED ARRIVALS. HAWKE'S BAY HERALD" 2725: 2154:"PORT OF WANGANUI. WANGANUI CHRONICLE" 1972:"TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS. ASHBURTON HERALD" 1891:"PORT OF WANGANUI. WANGANUI CHRONICLE" 1865:"PORT OF WANGANUI. WANGANUI CHRONICLE" 1813:"SHIPPING SUMMARY. NEW ZEALAND HERALD" 1914: 1912: 564:a day later, at 6pm on the 19th, and 212:9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph) 37: 2596:"Port of Napier. Hawke's Bay Herald" 658:"Customs Entries. Otago Daily Times" 88:Thomas B Seath & Co, Upper Clyde 1946:"THE WATERWORKS LOAN. EVENING POST" 1610:New Zealand Ship and Marine Society 1391: 1269:"Telegrams. Wellington Independent" 1048:"Telegrams. Wellington Independent" 736:"Telegrams. Wellington Independent" 458:. Next year she broke a propeller. 252:from Campbell & Son's foundry. 13: 2310:"PORT OF WELLINGTON. EVENING POST" 1909: 1657:"THE S.S. GO AHEAD. AUCKLAND STAR" 1606:"Marine News 1981 Vol 31 Issue 03" 1204:"Port Of Wellington. Evening Post" 996:"Shipping. Wellington Independent" 199:Twin 2cyl (9"x 12") 30nhp, 2-screw 128:Grounded at Cape Kidnappers in fog 14: 2764: 2686:Photo of ship's bell and lifebelt 2669: 2544:"Second Edition. Daily Telegraph" 2388:"Shipping News. New Zealand Mail" 1022:"Arrived. Wellington Independent" 866:"Shipping Intelligence. Colonist" 632:"Marine Department Annual Report" 312: 189:6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 181:4 ft 6 in (1.37 m) 72:1872 Taranaki Steam Navigation Co 2518:"Departures. 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MANAWATU TIMES" 892:"Shipping. Lyttelton Times" 788:"Imports. Grey River Argus" 366:route. 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COLONIST" 710:"SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE" 684:"SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE" 173:20 ft (6.1 m) 133:General characteristics 27:S.S. Go Ahead 1867-1887 2733:Ships built in Glasgow 2709:39.64444°S 177.09306°E 2676:1992 newspaper article 1347:"DAILY SOUTHERN CROSS" 1295:"Daily Southern Cross" 274:with a full cargo for 238:Clyde Shipping Company 280:A. P. 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Index



Topsail
schooner
dwt
twin screw
Seath and Connell
Rutherglen
Clyde Shipping Company
New Zealand
high pressure engines
tubular boilers
Glasgow
sailed
Melbourne
Hobson's Bay
Westport (then called Buller)
A. P. Stuart & Co
Wellington
Nelson
Napier
Evans Bay
Whanganui
Auckland
Thames gold rush
Lalla Rookh
Bay of lslands
SS Tauranga
sank on 23 July 1870
Tauranga

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