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Ships
AJHR = Appendices to the Journal of the House of Representatives

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 


Samson			1865-66 Shipwreck (76 tons Paddle Steamer)
Samson			1875 Shipwreck (124 ton Schooner)
Sarah			1876 Shipwreck
Sarah and Mary		1874-1876 (154 ton Brigantine)
Sarah and Mary		1876 Shipwreck (40 ton Ketch)
Sarah Pile		1876-1877
Satellite		1868 Shipwreck
Saucy Kate		1878 Shipwreck
Saucy Lass		1868 Shipwreck
Scotsman		1873
Sea Belle		1868 Shipwreck
Sea Bird		1868 Shipwreck
Sea Breeze		1871 Shipwreck
Sea Gull		1874 Shipwreck
Severn			1875 Shipwreck
Shamrock		1868-1871
Shepherdess		1876-1879
Ship John Knox		1867
Silver Lining		1874 Shipwreck
Sir Donald		1877 Shipwreck
Sir Francis Drake	1865-66 Shipwreck
Siren			1873 Shipwreck
Sisters			1866 Shipwreck
Smuggler		1867 Shipwreck
South Australian	1865
South Australian	1867 Shipwreck
South Carolina		1875 Shipwreck
Southern Cross		1857-1858 A1 Clipper
Southern Cross		1877 Collision
Southland		1865-1867
Southminster		1878 Shipwreck
Spec			1875 Shipwreck
Speedwell		1873-1875 (36 ton Ketch)
Speedwell		1875 Shipwreck (350 ton Barque)
St. Kilda		1867-1872 (91 ton Schooner)
St. Kilda		1877 Shipwreck (189 ton Schooner)
St. Vincent		1869 Shipwreck
Star of Germany		1875 Shipwreck
Star of the Evening	1865
Star of the Evening	1867 Shipwreck
Star of the Mersey	1877 Shipwreck
Star of the Sea		1874-1878
Star of the South	1865
Star of the South	1865-66 Shipwreck (147 ton Screw Steamer)
Star of the South	1870 Shipwreck (162 ton Schooner)
Star of the South	1875 Shipwreck (175 ton Schooner)
Star of Tasmania	1868 Shipwreck
Start			1875-1879
Stately			1867 Shipwreck
Stormbird		1866
Stormbird		1877 Collision
Strathnaver		1876 Shipwreck
Sturt			1865-1870
Success			1875 Shipwreck
Sumner			1879 Collision
Supply			1870 Shipwreck
Surat			1873 Shipwreck
Susan			1876 Shipwreck
Susan Jane		1869 Shipwreck
Swallow			1879 Shipwreck
Swan			1865-66 Shipwreck
Syren			1875 Shipwreck

Ship "Samson"
AJHR 1866 Section E3 page 9
Return of Wrecks


Tonnage			: 76
Description		: Paddle Steamer
Whether insured		: Not Insured
Nature of Casualty	: Total Loss
Where casualty occurred	: Hokitika

1865-1866	Nature of Machinery: Low pressure;
		Remarks: Wrecked at Hokitika (1)

Ship "Samson"
AJHR 1875 Section H12A page 13
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 17 Apr 1875
Name of Master		: James EDIE
Age of Vessel		: P.S. 21 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 124
Number of Crew		: 14
Number of Passengers	: 12
Nature of Cargo		: Grain
Nature of Casualty	: Paddle wheel carried away
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Off Shag Point
Wind Direction		: SW
Wind Force		: Light


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Nil.

Ship "Sarah"
AJHR 1876 Section H26 page 18
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 23 May 1876
Name of Master		: John THOMPSON
Age of Vessel		: 13 years
Rig			: Brig
Register Tonnage	: 233
Number of Crew		: 8
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Ballast
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: About 2 miles N of Elizabeth Reef,
			  abreast of Poor Knights
Wind Direction		: ENE
Wind Force		: Hard gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Master stood too close in shore during thick and unsettled
weather.

Ship "Sarah and Mary"
AJHR 1876 Section H26 page 18
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 2 May 1876
Name of Master		: John GRUBB
Age of Vessel		: 4 years
Rig			: Ketch
Register Tonnage	: 40
Number of Crew		: 4
Number of Passengers	: 2
Nature of Cargo		: Grain
Nature of Casualty	: Collision with "Tui"; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: About 18 miles SSW of Cape Campbell
Wind Direction		: NW
Wind Force		: Fresh breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Bad look out on board "Tui".

Ship "Satellite"
AJHR 1869 Section E4 page 31
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 16 Oct 1868
Age and Class of Vessel	: 1 year
Rig			: Cutter
Register Tonnage	: 27
Number of Crew		: 3
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Colonial Produce
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Wind Direction		: NW
Wind Force		: Strong and squally
Place of Accident	: Half a mile north of Totara River


Finding of Court of Inquiry
The wreck was caused by stress of weather. There was no want of
care on the part of the master.

Remarks
She became a total wreck. Had the master used the lead from time
to time, he would have found that he was much nearer a lee-shore
than he imagined, and he might, perhaps, have been able to work
her off.

Ship "Saucy Kate"
AJHR 1879 Section H10 page 27
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 15 Nov 1878
Name of Master		: George McKENZIE
Age of Vessel		: 3 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 41
Number of Crew		: 3
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Timber
Nature of Casualty	: Loss of life
Number of Lives Lost	: 1
Place of Accident	: 15 to 25 miles SE of Cape Palliser
Wind Direction		: NW
Wind Force		: Moderate gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Sea broke on board and washed John BLOOMRIE overboard.

Ship "Saucy Lass"
AJHR 1868 Section E6 page 19
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 25 Mar 1868
Age and Class of Vessel	: 
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 
Number of Crew		: 
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: 
Nature of Casualty	: Collision
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Wind Direction		: 
Wind Force		: Fine weather
Place of Accident	: Off Mercury Island


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Masters of both vessels to blame for carrying no lights and for
not keeping a proper look-out.
[The other vessel was "Jane"]


Ship "Sea Belle"
AJHR 1868 Section E6 page 19
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 16 Feb 1868
Age and Class of Vessel	: 4 years
Rig			: Cutter
Register Tonnage	: 27
Number of Crew		: 3
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Timber
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Wind Direction		: Easterly
Wind Force		: Gale
Place of Accident	: South Spit, Wangapoa


Finding of Court of Inquiry
No blame attaches to any one on board. The accident was caused
by two of the hands in the boat which was towing her out
becoming sea-sick and unfit for work.

Remarks
Became a total wreck.

Ship "Sea Bird"
AJHR 1868 Section E6 page 18
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 3 Feb 1868
Age and Class of Vessel	: 
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 15
Number of Crew		: 
Number of Passengers	: 7
Nature of Cargo		: Lime
Nature of Casualty	: Foundered
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Wind Direction		: SE
Wind Force		: Gale
Place of Accident	: Amuri Bluff


Finding of Court of Inquiry
No inquiry held. Wreck caused by stress of weather.

Remarks
The Marine Surveyor and party were on board.

Ship "Sea Breeze"
AJHR 1872 Section G30 page 13
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 25 Oct 1871
Name of Master		: John AUSTEN
Age of Vessel		: 10 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 70
Number of Crew		: 6
Number of Passengers	: 1
Nature of Cargo		: Guano
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: None
Place of Accident	: Reef at NW end of Staarbuck Island
Wind Direction		: ESE
Wind Force		: 5


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Master blamed for wreck. Loss believed to have been caused either
by drunkenness (as in case of "Marwell", lost by him on Tiri Tiri
about 3 years ago, and for which his certificate of service was
taken away) or from a desire to show off the capabilities of his
vessel, which had the reputation of a smart sailer.

Ship "Sea Gull"
AJHR 1875 Section H12A page 11
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 12 Oct 1874
Name of Master		: Benjamin BERN
Age of Vessel		: 15 years
Rig			: Brigantine
Register Tonnage	: 121
Number of Crew		: 7
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Slate and ballast
Nature of Casualty	: Collision with "William Cundell";
			  partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: 1.25 mile distant from Otago Heads
Wind Direction		: SW
Wind Force		: Strong breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Brig, when bringing up, parted cable; this was not discovered
in time to take effectual steps to prevent her drifting on the
"Sea Gull".

Ship "Severn"
AJHR 1876 Section H26 page 12
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 3 Jul 1875
Name of Master		: Thomas TAYLOR
Age of Vessel		: 11 years
Rig			: Cutter
Register Tonnage	: 19
Number of Crew		: 1
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Wheat
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Alongside Breakwater, Commercial Bay,
			  Auckland
Wind Direction		: W
Wind Force		: Strong gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Stress of weather.

Ship "Ship John Knox"
 1867 ... ..	General Pilotage Exemption Certificate No. 11
		was issued to Benjamin JENKINS for the ports
		of Wellington and Lyttelton (4)

Ship "Silver Lining"
AJHR 1874 Section H22 page 17
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 9 Mar 1874
Name of Master		: Jas. TAYLOR
Age of Vessel		: 14 years
Rig			: Brig
Register Tonnage	: 219
Number of Crew		: 10
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Coal
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: North Head Reef, Kakanui Bay
Wind Direction		: 
Wind Force		: 


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Wreck caused by master shortening sail instead of going about,
and again, by lifting a second anchor; if he had held on, the
steamer could have gone to his assistance. If vessel had been
provided with kedge and proper boats, she need not have been
lost. Master's certificate suspended for six months.

Ship "Sir Donald"
AJHR 1877 Section H29 page 27
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 28 Mar 1877
Name of Master		: James WATSON
Age of Vessel		: 3 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 29
Number of Crew		: 4
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Grass seed
Nature of Casualty	: Loss of life
Number of Lives Lost	: 1
Place of Accident	: Mongakuri, Hawke's Bay
Wind Direction		: 
Wind Force		: 


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Boat swamped while landing cargo.

Ship "Sir Francis Drake"
AJHR 1866 Section E3 page 9
Return of Wrecks


Tonnage			: 158 52-100
Description		: Schooner
Whether insured		: Not stated
Nature of Casualty	: Total Loss
Where casualty occurred	: Hokitika

Ship "Siren"
AJHR 1873 Section H19A pages 14
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 28 Jan 1873
Name of Master		: Robert McEACHERN
Age of Vessel		: 18 years
Rig			: Brig
Register Tonnage	: 157
Number of Crew		: 8
Number of Passengers	: 1
Nature of Cargo		: Bark
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Off Cape Portland, Tasmania
Wind Direction		: NW
Wind Force		: Fresh and squally


Finding of Court of Inquiry
In a sudden shift of wind, in a heavy squall, vessel struck on
a shoal, marked as position doubtful on the Admiralty chart of
Bass Strait.

Ship "Sisters"
AJHR 1867 Section E6 page 21
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 4 Sep 1866
Age of Vessel		: 
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 53
Number of Crew		: 
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Spars
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Wind Direction		: 
Wind Force		: Light
Place of Accident	: Okarita


Finding of Court of Inquiry
No blame attributable to master.

Ship "Smuggler"
AJHR 1867 Section E6 page 22
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 21 May 1867
Age and Class of Vessel	: 2 years
Rig			: Cutter
Register Tonnage	: 21
Number of Crew		: 3
Number of Passengers	: 1
Nature of Cargo		: Cattle
Nature of Casualty	: Capsized
Number of Lives Lost	: 1
Wind Direction		: NE
Wind Force		: Strong breeze
Place of Accident	: Point Rodney

Finding of Court of Inquiry
Capsized in squall.

Remarks
Total loss

Ship "South Australian"

1865 Oct 31	Engineer's Certificate issued to Thomas NUTT (2)

Ship "South Australian"
AJHR 1867 Section E6 page 22
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 2 Apr 1867
Age and Class of Vessel	: S.S. 4 years
Rig			: Barque
Register Tonnage	: 435
Number of Crew		: 37
Number of Passengers	: 42
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Wind Direction		: 
Wind Force		: Light airs
Place of Accident	: 11.5 miles N. of mouth of Clutha River

Finding of Court of Inquiry
Bad look-out; not heaving the lead.

Remarks
Total wreck.

Ship "South Carolina"
AJHR 1876 Section H26 page 12
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 4 Jul 1875
Name of Master		: Manuel Ignacio SOARES
Age of Vessel		: 9 months
Rig			: Cutter
Register Tonnage	: 27
Number of Crew		: 3
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Coal
Nature of Casualty	: Collision; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Commercial Bay, Auckland
Wind Direction		: WNW to W
Wind Force		: Strong gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
"Rob Roy", having parted her chains, came down on the "Glance"
and the "Glance" then fouled the "South Carolina" and drove her
on shore.

Ship "Southern Cross"
AJHR 1878 Section H12 page 26
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 10 Jul 1877
Name of Master		: Francis HOLMES
Age of Vessel		: 3 years 6 months
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 139
Number of Crew		: 18
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Ballast
Nature of Casualty	: Collision with "Adah"; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Half mile to westward of Ponui Passage
			  light
Wind Direction		: WSW
Wind Force		: Light


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Casualty caused by carelessness of those on board the "Adah",
and the "Southern Cross" not slowing her engines when she
lost sight of the "Adah's" light.

Ship "Southland"

1865-1866	Nature of Machinery: Low pressure (1)
1865 Aug 24	Engineer's Certificate issued to ? S. MORRISON (2)

1867 Apr 05	Master's Certificate No. 87 issued to John
		KIRKPATRICK; examined by Captain THOMSON, Otago (3)

Ship "Southminster"
AJHR 1879 Section H10 page 27
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 29 Nov 1878
Name of Master		: Charles McFEE
Age of Vessel		: 2 years
Rig			: Ship
Register Tonnage	: 1,249
Number of Crew		: 24
Number of Passengers	: 1
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Rocks about 5 miles S. of Cape
			  Campbell, on East Coast of Middle
			  Island
Wind Direction		: E
Wind Force		: Light and variable


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Existence of strong flood tide, of which master had no 
knowledge. After vessel stranded, greater efforts might have
been made to save property.

Ship "Spec"
AJHR 1876 Section H26 page 13
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 15 Aug 1875
Name of Master		: John MADSON
Age of Vessel		: 13 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 32
Number of Crew		: 4
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Timber
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Manuka Point, Catlin's River, Otago
Wind Direction		: W
Wind Force		: Light breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
The "Spec" had to shorten sail to avoid coming into collision
with the "Mabel Jane" and the tide caught her and carried her
on to the rocks.

Ship "Speedwell"
AJHR 1875 Section H12A page 14
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 5 Jun 1875
Name of Master		: Francis Abdil ATHOW
Age of Vessel		: 19 years
Rig			: Barque
Register Tonnage	: 350
Number of Crew		: 10
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Coal
Nature of Casualty	: Loss of bulwarks, &c.; 300 pounds
			  damage.
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: West of Lyttelton
Wind Direction		: SE
Wind Force		: Heavy gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Nil.

Ship "St. Kilda"
AJHR 1878 Section H12 page 27
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 23 Aug 1877
Name of Master		: Robert Locke OWEN
Age of Vessel		: 9 years, A1 at Lloyd's
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 189
Number of Crew		: 10
Number of Passengers	: 2
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: North Beach, Port of Greymouth
Wind Direction		: ENE
Wind Force		: Light


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Casualty caused by the current of the river causing the vessel
not to answer her helm.

Ship "St. Vincent"
AJHR 1869 Section E4 page 32
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 14 Feb 1869
Age and Class of Vessel	: 4 years, A1
Rig			: Ship
Register Tonnage	: 834
Number of Crew		: 21
Number of Passengers	: 1
Nature of Cargo		: Ballast
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded
Number of Lives Lost	: 20
Wind Direction		: SE
Wind Force		: Gale
Place of Accident	: Palliser Bay, Cook Strait


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Wreck due to an error in judgment on the part of the master, in
attempting to work to windward, against a southerly gale,
instead of either standing into Cloudy Bay or running back to
Wellington.

Remarks
Had the master, who was quite unacquainted with the coast,
taken refuge in Cloudy Bay, this lamentable wreck would in all
probability have been avoided.

Ship "Star of Germany"
AJHR 1876 Section H26 page 15
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 24 Oct 1875
Name of Master		: Hugh WILSON
Age of Vessel		: 3.5 years, A1, 100
Rig			: Ship
Register Tonnage	: 1284
Number of Crew		: 22
Number of Passengers	: 40
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Loss of life
Number of Lives Lost	: 1
Place of Accident	: Lat. 43o 6'S., Long. 38o 42'E
Wind Direction		: W
Wind Force		: Strong gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Nil.

Ship "Star of the Evening"

1865 Nov 14	Engineer's Certificate issued to David ROBERTSON (2)


Ship "Star of the Evening"
AJHR 1867 Section E6 page 22
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 13 Feb 1867
Age and Class of Vessel	: S.S. 4 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 116
Number of Crew		: 19
Number of Passengers	: 3
Nature of Cargo		: Sheep
Nature of Casualty	: Total wreck
Number of Lives Lost	: 6
Wind Direction		: SE
Wind Force		: Gentle breeze
Place of Accident	: Poverty Bay

Finding of Court of Inquiry
Wreck probably due to a local error in the compasses.

Remarks
Broke up.

Ship "Star of the Mersey"
AJHR 1877 Section H29 page 30
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 16 Jun 1877
Name of Master		: John Studholme HODGSON
Age of Vessel		: 14 years
Rig			: Brig
Register Tonnage	: 255
Number of Crew		: 12
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Ballast
Nature of Casualty	: Abandonment; no damage
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: NW end of Motu-Ngaru Island,
			  Guard's Bay
Wind Direction		: NW
Wind Force		: Whole gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Abandonment caused by misadventure.

Ship "Star of the South"

1865-1866	Nature of Machinery: Low pressure;
		Remarks: Stranded at Chalky Inlet, and since repaired (1)

1865 Nov 05	Master's Certificate issued to Charles HODGE (2)
1866 Apr 14	Master's Certificate issued to William BENDELL (2)

Ship "Star of the South"
AJHR 1866 Section E3 page 9
Return of Wrecks


Tonnage			: 147
Description		: Screw Steamer
Whether insured		: Insured 5,000 pounds
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded
Where casualty occurred	: Chalky Inlet, West Coast

Ship "Star of the South"
AJHR 1871 Section G6 page 15
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 24 Jun 1870
Name of Master		: W. BENDALL
Age of Vessel		: S.S. 7 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 162
Number of Crew		: 14
Number of Passengers	: 3
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Meanee Beach, near Port Ahuriri
Wind Direction		: W
Wind Force		: Light air


Finding of Court of Inquiry
No blame attached to master.

Ship "Star of the South"
AJHR 1876 Section H26 page 14
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 22 Aug 1875
Name of Master		: Wm. Henry PALMER
Age of Vessel		: S.S. 12 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 175
Number of Crew		: 18
Number of Passengers	: 15
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Broke shaft
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Lat. 26o 10'S., Long. 179o 60'E
Wind Direction		: NNW
Wind Force		: Strong breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Nil.

Ship "Star of Tasmania"
AJHR 1868 Section E6 page 18
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 3 Feb 1868
Age and Class of Vessel	: 12 years
Rig			: Ship
Register Tonnage	: 632
Number of Crew		: 22
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Loading wool
Nature of Casualty	: Total wreck
Number of Lives Lost	: 4
Wind Direction		: SE
Wind Force		: Gale
Place of Accident	: Oamaru Beach


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Master not blamed for wreck, but blamed for not managing his
vessel better, and beaching her end-on when he found he could
not save her.

Remarks
Four lives lost - two seamen and two children. The vessel broke
up.

Ship "Stately"
AJHR 1867 Section E6 page 22
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 14 Mar 1867
Age and Class of Vessel	: 3 months
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 86
Number of Crew		: 7
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Timber
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Wind Direction		: WNW
Wind Force		: Light airs
Place of Accident	: Oamaru Bay

Finding of Court of Inquiry
Went ashore during heavy sea.

Ship "Stormbird"

1865-1866	Nature of Machinery: Low pressure (1)

Ship "Stormbird"
AJHR 1878 Section H12 page 26
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 8 Jul 1877
Name of Master		: Peter DOILE
Age of Vessel		: 23 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 69
Number of Crew		: 
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Ballast
Nature of Casualty	: Collision with "Isabelle"; 
			  partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Wellington Harbour
Wind Direction		: SSE
Wind Force		: Strong breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Collision caused by the light on board the "Isabelle",
which vessel was at anchor, being obscured as the "Stormbird"
approached.

Ship "Strathnaver"
AJHR 1877 Section H29 page 24
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 30 Sep 1876
Name of Master		: William McDONALD
Age of Vessel		: 6 years 6 months
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 53
Number of Crew		: 4
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Ballast
Nature of Casualty	: Capsized and foundered; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 1
Place of Accident	: NW Kemp Channel, Kaipara Bar
Wind Direction		: S
Wind Force		: Moderate


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Vessel capsized by heavy seas, which suddenly arose as she was
crossing the bar.

Ship "Success"
AJHR 1875 Section H12A page 14
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 5 Jun 1875
Name of Master		: Edward LAKE
Age of Vessel		: 12 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 59
Number of Crew		: 4
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Ballast
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 4; all hands
Place of Accident	: South of mouth of Ashburton River,
			  Ninety Mile Beach
Wind Direction		: SE
Wind Force		: Gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Nil.

Ship "Sumner"
AJHR 1879 Section H10 page 29
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Date of Casualty	: 16 Jun 1879
Name of Master		: John WOOD
Age of Vessel		: 
Rig			: Hopper barge
Register Tonnage	: 
Number of Crew		: 
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Coal
Nature of Casualty	: Collision with "Rialto"
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Lyttelton Harbour
Wind Direction		: 
Wind Force		: Fine and clear


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Hopper barge "Sumner" did not give "Rialto" a wide enough berth.

Ship "Supply"
AJHR 1871 Section G6 page 16
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Date of Casualty	: 6 Dec 1870
Name of Master		: J. KING
Age of Vessel		: 
Rig			: Cutter
Register Tonnage	: 16
Number of Crew		: 2
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Timber
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Near Pencarrow Head
Wind Direction		: NW
Wind Force		: Whole gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Parted from her anchors by reason of the ground tackle being
bad. Master beached her to save life.

Ship "Surat"
AJHR 1874 Section H22 page 16
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Date of Casualty	: 31 Dec 1873
Name of Master		: Edmund Joseph JOHNSON
Age of Vessel		: 11 years, classed for 12 years at
			  Liverpool Lloyds
Rig			: Ship
Register Tonnage	: 1,000
Number of Crew		: 37
Number of Passengers	: 270
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Struck upon Chasland's Mistake,
			  and subsequently beached in Catlin's
			  Bay
Wind Direction		: NW
Wind Force		: Fresh breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Vessel lost through wrongful act and default of Edmund Joseph
JOHNSON, Master, Abram FORSHAW, Mate, and Edward HESELTON,
Second Mate. Master and mate's certificates cancelled, and
second mate's suspended for two years.

Ship "Susan"
AJHR 1876 Section H26 page 16
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Date of Casualty	: 1 Feb 1876
Name of Master		: Otto HENDARKS
Age of Vessel		: 25 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 17
Number of Crew		: 2
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Timber
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Onetonga Beach, Island of Waiheke,
			  Auckland
Wind Direction		: S
Wind Force		: Moderate


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Cable parted, and vessel drove ashore.

Ship "Susan Jane"
AJHR 1869 Section E4 page 33
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Date of Casualty	: 24 May 1869
Age and Class of Vessel	: 
Rig			: Barque
Register Tonnage	: 180
Number of Crew		: 10
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Timber
Nature of Casualty	: Drove on shore from her anchors
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Wind Direction		: 
Wind Force		: Calm
Place of Accident	: Timaru Heads


Finding of Court of Inquiry
A casualty of the sea. No one to blame.

Remarks
Believed to have broken up. A heavy swell was rolling into the
roadstead, and there was not wind enough to work the vessel.

Ship "Swallow"
AJHR 1879 Section H10 page 30
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Date of Casualty	: 28 Jun 1879
Name of Master		: George Frederick DAVIES
Age of Vessel		: 5 years
Rig			: Three masted brigantine
Register Tonnage	: 298
Number of Crew		: 9
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Ballast
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Off rocks at East Head, entrance to
			  Tory Channel, Cook Strait
Wind Direction		: SE
Wind Force		: Light


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Casualty caused by gross neglect of master in not sufficiently
studying the tides or heaving the vessel to, the weather being
thick. Master's certificate, N.S.W. 205, suspended for three
months, and master ordered to pay costs of inquiry.

Ship "Swan"
AJHR 1866 Section E3 page 9
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Tonnage			: 36
Description		: Cutter
Whether insured		: Not insured
Nature of Casualty	: Total Loss
Where casualty occurred	: Greymouth

Ship "Syren"
AJHR 1876 Section H26 page 13
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Date of Casualty	: 23 Jul 1875
Name of Master		: Henry Dott BOWER
Age of Vessel		: 20 years
Rig			: Brig
Register Tonnage	: 157
Number of Crew		: 9
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Ballast
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Tairua Harbour, Auckland
Wind Direction		: SW
Wind Force		: Light breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Casualty occurred through want of local knowledge of master.


(1) AJHR 1866 Section E3 page 6 From a list of Steam Vessels 
surveyed in NZ since 1st July 1865

(2) AJHR 1866 Section E3 page 7 Statement of Persons to whom
Certificates of Qualifications have been issued since 1 Jul 
1865.

(3) AJHR 1867 Section E6 page 18 Return of Masters and Engineers
to whom Certificates of Competency have been issued from 1 July 
1866 to 30 June 1867

(4) AJHR 1867 Section E6 page 17 Return of General Pilotage
Exemption Certificates which have been issued since the coming
into force of "The Marine Act, 1866". (Note: Certificate numbers
1-95 can be viewed at Archives NZ Wellington; Reference
TR W2686 Ex 1 Pilotage Exemption Certificates [1-95] 1867-1869)