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The City of Dunedin was a 327-ton side wheel paddle steamer wrecked in Cook Strait near Cape Terawhiti on 20 May 1865 while sailing from Wellington to Hokitika via Nelson with the loss of all on board.〔(Supposed loss of the SS City of Dunedin and of all hands ), Otago Witness, Volume 03, Issue 705, 3 June 1865, Page 11〕 Captain James Parker Boyd commanded her.〔(Arrived ), Wellington Independent, Volume XIX, Issue 2199, 29 April 1865, Page 2〕 ==Construction== The ''City of Dunedin'' was an iron paddle steamer built in Glasgow by Archibald Denny of Dumbarton. She was fitted with 100 hp Denny and Co steam engines. Miss Margaret Robson of Glasgow named her. She had been built specifically for the coastal trade around New Zealand. She was owned by Jones and Co of Otago.〔(The lost City of Dunedin ), Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXI, Issue 2463, 12 June 1865, Page 4〕〔(Reported loss of the P.S. City of Dunedin ), North Otago Times, Volume IV, Issue 68, 8 June 1865, Page 3〕 She was described as not being ''elegant in appearance, but .. handsome proportions, and thorough adaption for the trade in which she is to be employed ... '' She had a full length spar deck, a new type of windlass to aid mooring and unmooring the vessel. The main deck was 7 feet below the spar deck. She had fore and aft holds, separated by the engine room. Her dimensions were 167 feet long by 23 feet beam. Her fully laden draught was 6.5 feet and her depth 15 feet. Her normal speed was 10 knots. There were 56 berths for passengers. John Jones who owned a 54/64ths share in the boat had not insured his share. The remaining 10/64th owners had insured their shares.〔(Untitled ), Evening Post , Issue 107, 13 June 1865, Page 2〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「City of Dunedin (ship)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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