17 Oct 2022

Twin-screw steamer marks 110th birthday

From Nights, 10:22 pm on 17 October 2022

She's an icon, she's an institution, and she's steamier than a sauna. The TSS Earnslaw is a 1912 Edwardian twin screw steamer based at Lake Wakatipu in New Zealand.

The ship is one of the oldest tourist attractions in Central Otago, and tomorrow she celebrates her 110th birthday.

SS Earnslaw shortly after her launch in 1912

SS Earnslaw shortly after her launch in 1912 Photo: Archives New Zealand / Wikimedia Commons