“Taranaki,” “Lyttelton,” and “Westland.”
These three were the last sailing ships built for the Shaw, Savill & Albion Companies. Taranaki was James Galbraith’s last ship and Westland Patrick Henderson’s.
“WESTLAND.”
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“TARANAKI.”
Lent by Captain T. S. Angus.
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All three were built by Duncan and were very fast ships, and continued making fine passages right into the twentieth century. They were over 100 tons smaller than Duncan’s 1874 ships, their measurements being:—
Taranaki, 1126 tons, 228.2 feet length, 35.2 feet beam, 20.9 feet depth.
Lyttelton, 1111 tons, 223.8 feet length, 35.0 feet beam, 21.0 feet depth.
Westland, 1116 tons, 222.8 feet length, 35.1 feet beam, 21 feet depth.
Of the three, Westland was the fastest; in fact, many people considered her to be the fastest of the Shaw, Savill & Albion fleet. One of her best performances was a run of 72 days from Bluff Harbour to the Lizard, where she reported on 31st March, 1895.
Taranaki was sold to the Italians, when Shaw, Savill parted with their sailers, and, owned in Genoa, was still afloat when the Great War burst on Europe. The Lyttelton struck on an uncharted rock outside Timaru, when leaving homeward bound. Westland went to the Norwegians, she put into Moss, leaking, and was condemned there.