The New Zealand scow was developed from the Canadian/US log barges that plied the Great Lakes during the 1800s. First built in New Zealand in 1873 for Septimus Meiklejohn of Omaha, North Island, they gradually changed from a crude sailing barge to quite fine sailing workhorses in …

USS Echo (IX-95), an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the nymph Echo. A sailing scow, she was used as a supply ship in the South Pacific from 1942 to 1944.

The historic scow Echo is now permanently 'on the hard' on Picton foreshore, operating as a cafe.

104ft William Brown & Sons Scow that would become the star of a Hollywood movie.

Feb 21, 2019 · Built in 1905 by William Brown & Sons at Wairoa the Echo has been described as one of the sturdiest and finest scows ever built in New Zealand. All timber was of the highest …

Tells the story of the flat-bottomed hold scow 'Echo', built by William Brown and Sons at Te Kopuru in 1905, in operation until 1965, and now a museum/restaurant at Shelly Beach, Picton.

Covers the history of the scow era in NZ, from 1873, when US mariner George Spencer introduced the scow to NZ. Shows photographs of the 'Echo', launched in 1905, one of the last active survivors of the era, and the 'Rangi', one of the first logging scows built in NZ, which was lost off Rakino Island, Jan 1937.

Scow Echo shown in civilian service in New Zealand either before or after her US Navy service. She was Lend-Leased to the U.S. Navy in 1942 as USS Echo (IX-95) and returned in 1944. US Naval History and Heritage Command photo # NH 84194. Courtesy Shiscribe.com. USS Echo (IX-95) underway, date and location unknown.

Mar 27, 2022 · A group of Blenheim enthusiasts, including the man who owned and commanded the old scow Echo for several decades (Captain T. Eckford) is planning to restore her, take her out of the water and place her in a public park as a maritime museum. Captain Eckford is in charge of the technical side of putting the vessel into shape.

Nov 14, 2014 · Sadly, Picton will soon farewell the hull of the scow ‘Echo’ which has sat aground in the marina to the north of the Coathanger bridge since 1972. A.S. Echo was built from Northland kauri in 1905 and was bought by Eckfords of Blenheim around 1920.