Waterfront - Control #20

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Control description

On seawall

About this control - The Hikitia

The Hikitia floating crane is a Wellington icon and thought to be the world's oldest ship of this type still working. Berthed at Taranaki Street Wharf, she is Wellington's oldest ship by a nautical mile. Built in Scotland in 1926 she sailed from Glasgow on 29 September and arrived in Wellington on 21 December - some 84 days which is considered a record distance for a ship of this type (and with the crane jib up too!)

She began work almost immediately and for 63 years was taken for granted and unheralded - doing construction work, helping with the demolition of the Wahine and much more.