| Name: | RAKANOA |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 14/12/1895 |
| Completed: | 04/1896 |
| Builder: | William Dobson & Co |
| Yard: | Walker |
| Yard Number: | 80 |
| Dimensions: | 2246grt, 1393nrt, 280.0 x 38.2 x 19.7ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (21, 35 & 57 x 39ins), 206nhp |
| Engines by: | Blair & Co Ltd, Stockton-on-Tees |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 101477 |
| History: | |
| 05/06/1896 | Union Steamship Company of New Zealand Ltd, Dunedin |
| 23/04/1928 | Sank |
| Comments: | 14/12/1895: Launched for G & CR Bell, Newcastle as THE BELLS |
| 1925: Reported as a coal hulk | |
| 23/04/1928: Scuttled in the Cook Strait |
Above photo is copyright of Allan C Green. CLICK to enlarge/BACK to return
Above photo is courtesy of Richard Cox
Shields Daily Gazette, Monday, 16/12/1895