Port Nicholson

/ ˈnɪkəlsən /

noun

the first British settlement in New Zealand, established on Wellington Harbour in 1840: grew into Wellington
the former name for Wellington Harbour

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C19: named after Capt John Nicholson, Australian naval officer

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Murray Bridge, the president of the Royal Port Nicholson Yacht Club in the capital, Wellington, watched the race coverage at the club on Wednesday.

Port Nicholson, which was sunk by a Nazi U-boat in 1942, U.S.

Brooks said he believed the Port Nicholson carried platinum bars from the Soviet Union that were payment to the U.S. for war supplies.

Brooks said he located the Port Nicholson wreck in 2008.

Greg Brooks believed the Port Nicholson carried platinum bars from the Soviet Union that were payment to the U.S. for war supplies.

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