SS ''Ben Lomond'' was an 1872

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plying the waters of

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. For some years she was the oldest vessel on

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.The New Zealand Maritime Record: The Lake Steamer Ben Lomond of 1872
/ref> The vessel was launched as ''Jane Williams'' at Queenstown on 10 February 1872 and registered at

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on 26 March the same year. The vessel's name was changed to ''Ben Lomond'', after the mountain of the same name, on 12 May 1886. She was withdrawn from service on 30 June 1951 and sunk off Kingston Bay on 28 October 1952. ''Ben Lomond'' worked with her running mates, the paddle steamers ''Antrim'' and ''Mountaineer'' and the twin screw steamer , transporting sheep, cattle and passengers to the surrounding high country stations.

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