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Housed in the historic powder magazine building (1874) at Magazine Bay, Lyttelton.
 
Housed in the historic powder magazine building (1874) at Magazine Bay, Lyttelton.
The museum displays the partly re-constructed bow and stern of the Lyttelton torpedo boat (1883)and an example of the engine that once powered a like craft.  
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The museum displays the partly re-constructed bow and stern of the Lyttelton torpedo boat (1883) and an example of the engine that once powered a like craft.  
  
 
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Revision as of 09:40, 3 June 2008

Thornycroft Torpedo Boat Museum

Housed in the historic powder magazine building (1874) at Magazine Bay, Lyttelton. The museum displays the partly re-constructed bow and stern of the Lyttelton torpedo boat (1883) and an example of the engine that once powered a like craft.

<googlemap lat="-43.609824" lon="172.703125" zoom="18"> -43.610092, 172.703243, Museum</googlemap>

The musuem does not have its own website. The Christchurch City Council has a page on its site: Link.

Opening hours are limited so check this before visiting.