Note the person standing next to the ship on the left.
IN 1938 ...

O. Rudeen Allred, a Mormon Missionary, spent
several months on Takaroa. The photographs
above, below, and on the right were taken during
his stay. For an interesting insight into life on the
atoll in 1938, read his complete journal at:

http://www.bartnet.net/~allred/Rutena/02%20Takaroa.htm
Elder Wilde & Mapuhi
O. R. Allred & Takaroan friend, Mapuhi

These earlier photographs show the
masts and decking still in place
JANUARY 24, 1955

LIFE Magazine featured a photo essay titled
"Storied Isles of Romance in the South Seas"
All of the photographs included in this feature
were the work of famed photographer Eliot Elisofon.
He captured the County of Roxburgh
when she stood a little straighter. Her masts
are down however, floating in the
shallow water nearby.
SAIL ON ....
LOGGING DOWN FOR THE NIGHT
DRY DOCK

A huge ship, solemn and lonely of aspect,
... lifted a black bulk ... Carried over the reef upon
a gigantic wave, and perched upon a bed of coral in
which she now fitted as snugly as in dry-dock, she had withstood the storms and tides of years, and doubtless
must stay in that solitary spot until time should
disintegrate her metal and dissolve its
atoms in the eternal sea.

FREDERICK O'BRIEN
Atolls of the Sun