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Shenandoah

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Posted on May 4, 2013 by Alan Houghton - waitematawoodys.com founder

shenendoah

Built in 1929, by Chas. Bailey & Son for Mr H R Jenkins, who did well making rubber products for the milking industry. She has had a few additions since then 😦

She had Cummins diesel when new.

The early pic is scanned from the book by Jenkins’s daughter. The other pic is a wartime Navy pic.

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3 thoughts on “Shenandoah”

LEE on December 14, 2015 at 6:04 pm said:

If it wasn’t for us she’d be on the bottom of the ocean, she is now proudly cruising the waitemata once again, thanks to US.

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bill aspden on May 4, 2013 at 9:06 pm said:

what a beautiful launch she is shame about the current cabin configuration

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Harold on May 4, 2013 at 12:28 pm said:

Things are looking up. This entry is 100% accurate!

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