Listen to the story of a former slave ship, convict carrier and wooden Crimea war troop carrier. A fascinating wooden hull is the physical remains of the Edwin Fox, a forgotten treasure resting in its own dedicated museum in Picton.
The Edwin Fox ship is one of a kind, a forgotten treasure…
- Last surviving ship that took convicts to Australia
- Last wooden Crimea War troop carrier
- Oldest Merchant ship in the World
- Pioneering refrigeration Ship
- Oldest wooden vessel that brought immigrants to New Zealand
Now has its final resting place in a dedicated Edwin Fox Museum and Visitor Centre. The Edwin Fox Museum has a collection of artefacts and visual presentations about the life of the vessel and its passengers. A clinker 100 year old dingy keeps the Edwin Fox company. Explore the stories of some of our characters, convicts, immigrants, and captains. The location is the picturesque Picton waterfront.
Interested in shipwrecks? Check out:
- Kauri Coast beaches things to do & see – Best Bits – a ship graveyard
- Poor Knights Island – Things to Do, Attractions, Top Sights
- Waipapa Point Lighthouse & the fate of the passenger steamer Tararua
The HMNZS Waikato and the HMNZS Tui are 2 decommissioned NZ Navy ships which have been purposely sunk for divers just outside the Tutukaka Marina.
For heritage buffs scroll through:
- Marlborough art, culture & heritage trail – Best Bits
- Top 10 things to do in Marlborough
- Wairau Bar and Lagoon story of human occupation & a shipwreck
- Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre – where the drama of flight is captured
Picton is the busy interisland port connection between the North and South Island of New Zealand. Find out more about what to do in Picton, Marlborough Sounds and Queen Charlotte Track.
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