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William C. Daldy, Out of the Water
A steam tug spends its life with half of itself hidden underwater. For a few days at Heron Ship Repair in Whangārei, the William C. Daldy sat high on the slipway with her hull and twin propellers fully exposed, and we were there to record it.
17 September 2026 Read more → AnnouncementWilliam C. Daldy Is Live
William C. Daldy, the only working steam tug in the Southern Hemisphere, is now preserved in photorealistic 3D on Tohu Heritage. Built in 1935 and still steaming from Devonport, she is the tenth heritage site published and the second vessel we have documented.
14 September 2026 Read more → AnnouncementSteam Ferry Toroa Is Live
Toroa, the last of Auckland’s steam ferries, is now preserved in photorealistic 3D on Tohu Heritage. Launched in 1925 and under restoration at Henderson, she is the first vessel we have documented, and the first site with no heritage protection at all.
21 August 2026 Read more → AnnouncementTransport Heritage Category Is Now Live
Tohu Heritage activates categories as real places are captured, not before. With Steam Ferry Toroa now live, Transport is the fifth category to open, and the first whose subject has no heritage protection at all.
21 August 2026 Read more →