Alpha 1886, ketch; Went ashore at Waikawa on July 21, 1886, about 30 chains outside the entrance, near the remains of the schooner Seagull and became a total wreck.The Alpha, No. 75,211, was a ketch of 24 tons register, built at Port Chalmers in April, 1876, by Peter Mowat, and her dimensions were; length 48.6ft, beam 14.3ft, depth 5.5ft, The ketch was owned by Captain Sanderson, and she was under the command of Captain G. Salemin..
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