TSS Wahine

TSS "Wahine" (meaning "woman" in Maori) (1913–1951) was a 4,436 grt Union Steamship Company inter-island passenger ferry that ran between Lyttelton and Wellington, New Zealand. She served as a minelayer in World War I and as a troopship in World War II.
On 19 December 1942 the "Wahine" rammed and sank the mine sweeping trawler "South Sea" inside Wellington Harbour. There was no loss of life.
At 05:40 a.m. on 15 August 1951 the "Wahine" 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.