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Friends of Karori Cemetery and Penguins

- John McMenamen
  - 3 Oct 2025
  - Friends of Karori Cemetery
  - The night of Friday 12th February 1909 bore witness to New Zealand’s worst 19th century maritime disaster. The inter-island ferry SS Penguin struck, what was surmised to have been, Thom’s...
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- Wreck of the S.S. Penguin
  - 3 Feb 2023
  - Friends of Karori Cemetery
  - The USS Co’s SS Penguin was a very familiar sight in Wellington harbour as she plied back and forward to Nelson and Picton providing a ferry service much like today. […]
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- SS Penguin
  - 2 Mar 2021
  - Friends of Karori Cemetery
  - On the evening of 12 February 1909, the SS Penguin left Picton for Wellington in fine weather.Conditions quickly deteriorated as the Penguin reached Cook Strait. After changing course again to ride out the storm, the ship struck rocks and began to sink in heavy seas.The evacuation did not go well as the lifeboats quickly capsized. […]
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