Janie Seddon

Janie began her career as a submarine mining vessel and was the last surviving New Zealand military ship to have served in both world wars - rumour has it she even fired the first shot in WW2.

When her military days came to an end, Janie was purchased by a local Motueka fishing group as the first in their fleet. As a coal-powered ship, she proved unsuitable as a fishing vessel and her size prevented her from operating in the coastal waters of Tasman Bay. In 1950, the Janie Seddon was laid up on the Motueka Wharf, and after sinking at her moorings a few years later she was stripped of anything of use and left to the elements.