Whanganui Riverboat Restoration and Navigation Trust
Operator
Waimarie Operating Trust
Route
Whanganui River, New Zealand
Builder
Yarrow & Co, Poplar, London
In service
20 July 1900
Out of service
1949
Refit
1993 to 1999
Status
Tourist vessel
General characteristics
Class and type
Paddle steamer
Tonnage
80 GT
Length
100.2 feet (30.5 m)
Beam
16 feet (4.9 m), 22 feet (6.7 m) over paddle housings
Draft
14 inches (360 mm)
Installed power
Coal-fired water tube boiler with two single-cylinder steam engines
Propulsion
Side paddle wheels
Speed
10.5 knots
Capacity
110 passengers
Crew
6
The Paddle Steamer Waimarie is a historic riverboat based on the Whanganui River in New Zealand. She is the only coal–fired paddle steamer still operating in New Zealand. Waimarie was built in 1899 by Yarrow & Co. in London and transported to New Zealand in kitset form to be assembled at Whanganui. She operated on the Whanganui River for 49 years before being laid up. In 1952 she sank at her moorings and lay in the mud for the next 40 years.
However, in 1993 Waimarie was raised from the riverbed, and a six year restoration effort led to her return to service in 2000. PS Waimarie is now a popular tourist attraction in Whanganui, with 2 hour cruises on the river available most days during the summer season.
However, in 1993 Waimarie was raised from the riverbed, and a six year restoration effort led to her return to service in 2000. PSWaimarie is now a popular...
connected with points north. One of Hatrick's original boats, paddle-steamer PSWaimarie, has been restored and runs scheduled sailings in Whanganui. Another...
the Whanganui river between the new tram shed towards the berth of the PSWaimarie and runs regularly for the public. Further extensions have been mooted...
the heritage tourism award, along with the trusts that own and operate PSWaimarie on the Whanganui River. As of 2023[update], the proprietor is Dale Pullen...
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and named their trucks after the ships that plied the Ohinemuri River. Waimarie and Taniwha were always painted on the new International or Ford trucks...
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