Arahina

The Arahina was put in service in November 1925 as a pilot ship of the port of Wellington.

Her hull was built with a triple layer of Kauri by Charles Bailey at Auckland.

Arahina, 2007 (Ref.)

In 1987, she was sold and became a private yatch at Picton, but is well preserved (Ref.).

Arahina

She piloted the Pamir during, at least, one of her voyages under the New Zealand flag.

Characteristics: LOA 19,1 m ; B 4,4 m ; T x,x m
G 65 T ; H xx,x m ; 1 diesel Kelvin 134 KW.

The Captain Cook II in 1927

The Captain Cook II was the pilot ship of Sydney harbour.

She was built in 1893 by Morts Dock & Engineering Co., Balmain, Sydney. She used to belong to the New South Wales government and stayed in service until 1939 when she was replaced by the third of the name.

The Captain Cook II

The Captain Cook II in 1948 (Ref.)

After a few years as a static school base, she was sunk off Sydney on October 3, 1948.

Characteristics: LOA 47,4 m ; B 7,7 m ; T 4,0 m
G 396 T ; N 172 T ; 1 engine 3 cyl 85 HP.

Pilot cutter n°1 JH Fisher (Ref.)

The Steam Pilot Cutter n°1 JH Fisher was built in 1930 by Earle's Co at Hull for the Humber Pilot's Steam Cutter Co. Ltd.

Pilot cutter n°1 JH Fisher 1:48 (Ref.)

The finest steam cutter on the Humber, she had accomodation for 30 pilots and carried two motor boats. Her station was off Spurn (Hull).

Pilot cutter n°1 JH Fisher & Pamir at Hull in 1937 Oil

Pilot G.H. Berry aboard the JH Fisher

In 1963, she was sunk by collision with the Esso Glasgow (Ref.) and replaced as N°1 by an ex-Liverpool cutter renamed Franck Atkinson.

Characteristic : LOA 42,8 m ; B 7,0 m ; T 3,7 m
GRT 461 T ; 1 triple expansion engine XX CV.