" Whangape " ( pronounced : fun gah ' pay ) is a Māori word meaning " waiting for the inside of the pipi . " The pipi is a bivalve mollusk native to New Zealand . '' Whangape '' was also the sister ship to , the munitions vessel under French registry that collided with the Norwegian vessel on 6 December 1917 in Halifax Harbour , Nova Scotia , Canada resulting in the devastating Halifax Explosion
Halifax Explosion
Halifax Explosion
SS Whangape