TSS Wahine

TSS Wahine (1913–51) was an inter-island ferry that ran between Lyttelton and Wellington, New Zealand. She served as a minelayer in the World War I and as a troopship in World War II.^[1]

At 05:40 a.m. on 15 August 1951 the 4,436 grt Union Steamship Company passenger ferry Wahine (meaning "wife") ran hard aground on the Masela Island Reef off Cape Palsu in the Arafura Sea, being held as far aft as the engine room. In response to a distress call, all aboard were rescued by the Standard Vacuum Oil's tanker Stanvac Karachi. Salvage attempts were unsuccessful and the vessel was abandoned as a total loss.^[2]

See also

• TEV Wahine (1966–68), also an inter-island ferry between Lyttelton and Wellington

References

Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1951
Shipwrecks	29 Jan: USS Independence 2 Feb: USS Partridge 18 Feb: Nairana 13 Apr: Arab Trader 16 Apr: HMS Affray 27 Apr: RFA Bedenham 10 May: Marrawah 10 Jun: Maharashmi 1 Jul: HTMS Sri Ayudhya 15 Aug: Wahine 1 Sep: HMS Bagshot, Pelican 3 Sep: Imperial Hamilton 14 Sep: Allenwood 3 Oct: Saltfleet 7 Oct: U-2513 29 Oct: Morania #130 25 Oct: Blue Bird K4 30 Oct: Transpet 6 Nov: São Paulo 12 Dec: Jean Marie
Other incidents	16 Jan: George Washington 23 Feb: Etivebank 14 May: USCGC Cherokee, USS Sunbird, USS Valcour 18 May: Nancy Moller 19 Jul: RFA Wave Laird 20 Aug: Dromus 22 Aug: USS Wisconsin 10 Sep: Scillonian 22 Oct: Gripfast 6 Nov: Birgitte Skou 28 Dec: Flying Enterprise Unknown date: HMS Grenville
1950 1952