The S.S. Wakatu of Nelson. 1880.

1880

Hocken Pictorial Collections - 7,497

a3596

Lower left (l.l.) with brush in opaque white: W. Forster 1880; on mount in ink: The S.S. Wakatu of Nelson; verso: Mr Warrell [framing instructions]; typed label detached from mount: W. Forster SS Wakatu 1880. Built at Nelson in 1879, she went aground on the Blenheim side of Waipapa Point during a thick fog on September 6 1924. She was at the time crossing from Wellington to Kaikoura and Lyttelton. Her cargo was saved. She was a total loss.

394 x 614 mm

watercolour & gouache with scumble on paper

Accessioned 1947

Seascapes & Marines