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Wellington Harbour is a large deep-water harbour which has been an important port for the movement of domestic and international passengers and freight, since the arrival of European immigrants in 1840. The city of Wellington overlooks the harbour, and many residents take a keen interest in activity on the water. Following is a list of notable visits to Wellington by a variety of vessels. This includes vessels which were the first of their kind, or famous in their own right, or economically or politically important or controversial. Such visits attracted hundreds of spectators and were widely discussed in media.

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Notable ship visits to Wellington

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city of Wellington overlooks the harbour, and many residents take a keen interest in activity on the water. Following is a list of notable visits to Wellington...

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Wellington Harbour

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wellington Harbour. Reclamation of Wellington Harbour Notable ship visits to Wellington Miramar Peninsula Evans Bay Porirua...

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Wellington

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125,000 passengers and crew visits on 60 liners. There were 80 vessels booked for visits in the 2011/12 season – estimated to inject more than NZ$31 million...

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Wharves in Wellington Harbour

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major repairs.: 189  The wharf is managed by Wellington City Council. Notable ship visits to Wellington "Growth of a great port". Dominion. 11 January...

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List of museum ships

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This list of museum ships is a sortable, annotated list of notable museum ships around the world. This includes "ships preserved in museums" defined broadly...

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Wellington Auckland Old Russell / Okiato Wellington has been the capital of New Zealand since 1865. New Zealand's first capital city was Old Russell (Okiato)...

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Anchor Shipping and Foundry Company

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and Anchor ships continued to serve Nelson, Wellington, New Plymouth, Whanganui, Foxton, Patea, Onehunga and West Coast ports, with trips to Jackson Bay...

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Ostend

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Casino Kursaal Pier Museum-ship, the barquentine Mercator Oostende railway station Tramstation Municipal park Hippodrome Wellington The Peperbusse, the tower...

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Tom Neale

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Island To Oneself. Thomas Francis Neale was born in Wellington, New Zealand, but his family moved to Greymouth while he was still a baby, and then to Timaru...

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Titanic

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Captain Edward John Smith, who went down with the ship. The first-class accommodation was designed to be the pinnacle of comfort and luxury. It included...

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Lower Hutt

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city in the Wellington Region of New Zealand. Administered by the Hutt City Council, it is one of the four cities that constitute the Wellington metropolitan...

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Fleet review

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A fleet review or naval review is an event where a gathering of ships from a particular navy is paraded and reviewed by an incumbent head of state and/or...

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New Zealand

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including the Southern Alps, owe much to tectonic uplift and volcanic eruptions. New Zealand's capital city is Wellington, and its most populous city is Auckland...

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William IV

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to force the bill through in its entirety. The King refused, and accepted their resignations. The King attempted to restore the Duke of Wellington to...

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Auckland Islands

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sealers redirected their efforts towards Campbell and Macquarie Islands. Visits to the islands declined, although recovering seal populations allowed a modest...

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White Star Line

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October. These ships began their careers with notable success. Adriatic, after barely a month in service, became the first White Star ship to capture the...

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Japanese New Zealanders

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to New Zealand included a Japanese circus troupe. From 1882 to 1930, Japanese naval ships made visits to New Zealand, offering tours of the ships to New...

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List of maritime disasters in the 20th century

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loss of life. The term maritime disaster can refer to both commercial ships and military naval ships. A maritime disaster can result in one or more of...

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Ferries in Wellington

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Ferries within Wellington's harbour carry commuters and tourists on Wellington Harbour and form a part of the Wellington public transport system. They...

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Armenian New Zealanders

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when Armenian priests visit Auckland from Australia and elsewhere. A smaller group called the Armenian Association of Wellington exists in New Zealand's...

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Horatio Hornblower

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Wellesley (later to become the Duke of Wellington). He is at first nettled and infuriated by her forthright and outspoken manner, her ability to see easily...

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