BARQUE GUY C. GOSS

Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 49, 22 November 1926, Page 7

BARQUE GUY C. GOSS

Dominion Special. Auckland, November 20. After serving as a training ship for the Calliope troop of Sea for “ week during the Christmas holidays, tilt former American barque Guy U Goss,, which was the object of so much publicitv several months ago. is to be toweo to Wharekawa, in the Firth of Thames, where she will be beached for use in connection with her owners’ shingle business. The Guv C. Goss, which was built at Bath Maine, in 1878, arrived at Auckland on March 24 cf tho present year, and was arrested for debt ten days later. After lying idle in the itream for some weeks she was the subject of lengthy litigation in the Supreme Court, as the result of which the consignees were given delivery of the ship’s timber cargo, ami the master and crew the ownership ot the vessel. As soon as all her cargo was discharged the vessel went to an anchorage off Orakei. In July ,the ship was sold at public auction Messrs. Carr. Pountney and Company, of Auckland, acquiring her for the sum of £3BO. purin g the time the vessel has remained off Orakei her yards have been dismantled,. while her fore and main topgallant masts and her mizzen topmast have been sent down, flails, ropes, derricks. and other gear have been sold at Wharekawa. The barque will be run ashore in a bed prepared for her. and used as a jetty and store ship. Also, the shingle workers will live on board in Quarters that were formerly occupied by the crew.