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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 


E. & U. Cameron		1869 Shipwreck
Eagle			1876 Collision
Eagle Wing		1877 Shipwreck
Earl of South Esk	1874 Shipwreck
Easby			1874 Shipwreck
Echo			1875-1877
Echunga			1868 Shipwreck
Eclair			1871 Shipwreck
Edith			1874 Shipwreck
Edward			1872-1877
Edward Christopher	1867 Shipwreck
Edward Stanley		1847-1850
Edwin Bassett		1874 Shipwreck
Effort			1865-66 Shipwreck
Egmont			1866
Egmont			1876 Shipwreck
Eleanor			1865
Eleanor			1865-66 Shipwreck
Eleanor			1866
Elderslie		1875 Shipwreck
Eli Whitney		1877 Shipwreck
Elibank Castle		1875 Shipwreck
Eliza Mary		1874 Shipwreck
Eliza McPhee		1876 Shipwreck
Elizabeth		1867 Shipwreck (113 ton Schooner)
Elizabeth		1868 Shipwreck (33 ton Cutter)
Elizabeth		1874-1878 (33 ton Ketch)
Elizabeth Ann		1876 Shipwreck
Elizabeth Curle		1870-1876
Ellerton		1878 Shipwreck
Emerald Isle		1865-66 Shipwreck
Emile			1873 Shipwrecks
Emily			1875 Shipwreck
Emma			1877 Shipwreck
Empress of China	1877 Shipwreck
Emu			1874 Shipwreck (27 ton Ketch)
Emu			1874 Shipwreck (123 ton Schooner)
Emulous			1874 Shipwreck
England's Glory		1876 Shipwreck
Enterprise		1866
Enterprise		1870 Shipwreck (27 ton Ketch)
Enterprise		1875 Shipwreck (84 ton Brigantine)
Enterprise		1877 Collision (85 ton Brigantine)
Enterprise No.2		1867
Enterprise No.2		1869 Shipwreck (40 ton Schooner)
Esmeralda		1867 Shipwreck
Esther			1872 Shipwreck
Esther Ann		1870 Shipwreck
Ethel			1875 Shipwreck
Euphrosyne		1875 Shipwreck
Excelsior		1866 Shipwreck (52 ton Schooner)
Excelsior		1873-1878 (92 ton Schooner)
Excelsior		1878 Shipwreck (35 ton Barge)
Express			1868 Shipwreck (149 ton Brigantine)
Express			1875-1877 (136 ton Schooner)

Ship "E. & U. Cameron"
AJHR 1871 Section G6 page 12
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 30 Sep 1869
Name of Master		: G. DONNELLY
Age of Vessel		: 2 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 41
Number of Crew		: 4
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: General

Nature of Casualty	: Stranded, and deserted, after which
			  the vessel got afloat and drifted to
			  Awarua Bay

Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: NE portion of Cape Farewell Sandspit
Wind Direction		: NE
Wind Force		: Fresh


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Cause of stranding: compass out of order; master acted with
want of judgment in leaving vessel on shore with sails set.

Ship "Eagle"
AJHR 1877 Section H29 page 26
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 27 Dec 1876
Name of Master		: Thomas HOLLIVER
Age of Vessel		: 5 years
Rig			: Ketch
Register Tonnage	: about 15
Number of Crew		: 2
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Posts and rails
Nature of Casualty	: Collision with "Lyttelton"; 
			  partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Governor's Bay, Lyttelton Harbour
Wind Direction		: NE
Wind Force		: Strong


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Master of "Lyttelton" blamed for not going astern, for had he
done so the collision would have been avoided.

Ship "Eagle Wing"
AJHR 1877 Section H29 page 29
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 26 May 1877
Name of Master		: William Henry BLAKE
Age of Vessel		: 
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 175
Number of Crew		: 8
Number of Passengers	: 2
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Loss of life
Number of Lives Lost	: 1
Place of Accident	: Between Kapiti Island and Mainland,
			  1.5 miles from beach
Wind Direction		: W
Wind Force		: Strong gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Man (G. FIST) knocked overboard by the main staysail, and it was
impossible to lower a boat owing to the roughness of the sea and
the vessel being close to shore.

Ship "Earl of South Esk"
AJHR 1874 Section H22 page 18
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 28 May 1874
Name of Master		: William Archibald FRODSHAM
Age of Vessel		: 16 years
Rig			: Barque
Register Tonnage	: 336
Number of Crew		: 12
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Coal, 478 tons
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: South end of Barrett's Reef, entrance
			  to Port Nicholson
Wind Direction		: S
Wind Force		: Light breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Vessel lost through error in judgment on part of master: 1st.
In endeavouring to beat into harbour without a pilot; 2nd. In
weighing his anchor before the southerly wind had fairly set in;
3rd. When getting under way and seeing the wind baffling, he did
not either make a stern board or let go his anchor again.

Ship "Easby"
AJHR 1875 Section H12A page 11
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 16 Sep 1874
Name of Master		: Robert SHAND
Age of Vessel		: 1 year
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 969
Number of Crew		: 28
Number of Passengers	: 7
Nature of Cargo		: Coal
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Between 2 and 3 miles off Waipapapa
			  Point
Wind Direction		: E
Wind Force		: Moderate breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Court held that it had no jurisdiction, as the vessel was not
materially damaged.

Ship "Echunga"
AJHR 1868 Section E6 page 18
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 3 Feb 1868
Age and Class of Vessel	: 14 years
Rig			: Ship
Register Tonnage	: 1007
Number of Crew		: 25
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Loading wool
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Wind Direction		: Easterly
Wind Force		: Gale
Place of Accident	: Napier Roadstead


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Cables parted. No one blamed.

Remarks
Became a total wreck.

Ship "Eclair"
AJHR 1871 Section G6 page 17
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 22 Jun 1871
Name of Master		: J. STEVENS
Age of Vessel		: 11.5 years
Rig			: Cutter
Register Tonnage	: 17
Number of Crew		: 2
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Ballast
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Tairua Harbour, inside the Bar
Wind Direction		: ENE
Wind Force		: Moderate gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Vessel lost through gear being old, and insufficient ballast.

Ship "Edith"
AJHR 1875 Section H12A page 12
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 17 Oct 1874
Name of Master		: George Henry TRAYTE
Age of Vessel		: 12 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 63
Number of Crew		: 7
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Fruit and oil
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Between the North Head of Auckland and
			  Takapuna Point
Wind Direction		: SE
Wind Force		: Light


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Error of judgment on part of master.

Ship "Edward Christopher"
AJHR 1868 Section E6 page 16
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 1 Aug 1867
Age and Class of Vessel	: 
Rig			: Ketch
Register Tonnage	: 23
Number of Crew		: 3
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Wire fencing and flour
Nature of Casualty	: Total wreck
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Wind Direction		: SE
Wind Force		: Gale
Place of Accident	: Stoney Bay, Banks' Peninsula

Finding of Court of Inquiry
No inquiry held.

Remarks

Ship "Edward Stanley"
NZ Registered Ships 1840-1950 (Watt's Index)
N/Off Schooner 17  2039/3500 tons
39.5 x 10.8 x 5.4ft; built at Kaiwhara, Wellington 1847 by
Walter SCOTT and James WALKER.
Registered No. 1/1847 (16 Mar 1847) Port of Wellington (I.R.)
Masters: George ARMSTRONG, T. B. TAYLOR, Daniel MORRISON
Vessel capsized and foundered off the Croixelles on 4 Jan 1850.
Master: Daniel MORRISON.

Owners
1847: Walter SCOTT (32), James WALKER (32)
1847-1848: Peter Morrison HERVEY (32) & Moses YULE, 
merchants of Wellington

New Zealand Shipwrecks 1795-1970 by CWN Ingram
4th Edition published 1972 (up to an including Feb 1877 only)

Edward Stanley, 1850. Master D. MORRISON. Schooner, 18 tons
built at Wellington in 1847 foundered off Croixells Harbour
Tasman Bay on 4 Jan 1850 when en route from Wanganui to Nelson
with crew of 4 and 3 passengers. No lives lost. Capt. D. Morr.

Onslow Historian Volume 12 (1982) page 7
The Kaiwarra-built Schooner "Edward Stanley" by A. W. McCORMICK
1847 Mar 03 Was advertised for freight or charter to Sydney
"if sufficient inducements offers". The agent was P. M. HERVEY.
She did not make this trip.

1847 Aug 11 James WALKER sold his 32 shares to Moses YULE
1847 Sep 06 Walter SCOTT sold his 32 shares to Peter Morrison HERVEY
1848 Aug .. HERVEY sold to Thomas Ballardic TAYLOR and
William Hogg WATT, storekeepers, Wanganui
1848 Sep 06 YULE sold to TAYLOR & WATT
Masters: George ARMSTRONG, Thomas Ballardic TAYLOR, David MORRISON
1850 Jan 03 Master: Daniel MORRISON; shipwrecked Croixelles
Ship "Edwin Bassett"
AJHR 1875 Section H12A page 10
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 3 Jul 1874
Name of Master		: Joseph SALMON
Age of Vessel		: 8 years
Rig			: Barque
Register Tonnage	: 414
Number of Crew		: 12
Number of Passengers	: 2
Nature of Cargo		: Coal and general cargo, 670 tons
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Jerningham Point, Port Nicholson
Wind Direction		: SSW to E
Wind Force		: Gentle breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Master miscalculated distance in foggy weather; insufficient
allowance for tide.

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


Tonnage			: 32
Description		: Schooner
Whether insured		: Insured
Nature of Casualty	: Total Loss
Where casualty occurred	: Awanui River

Ship "Egmont"

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

1867 ... ..	John Vine HALL is issued with General Pilotage
		Exemption Certificate number 4 for the ports
		of Manukau, Wellington, Picton, Otago and Bluff (4)

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


Date of Casualty	: 13 Apr 1876
Name of Master		: Arthur IRVINE
Age of Vessel		: S.S. 1 year 4 months
Rig			: Ketch
Register Tonnage	: 52
Number of Crew		: 8
Number of Passengers	: 5
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: South Spit at entrance to Patea River
Wind Direction		: E
Wind Force		: Light


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Nil.

Ship "Eleanor"

1865 Aug 05	Master's Certificate issued to Charles McLEAN (2)

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


Tonnage			: 58
Description		: Screw Steamer
Whether insured		: Not Stated
Nature of Casualty	: Total Loss
Where casualty occurred	: Greymouth

Ship "Eleanor"

1865-1866	Nature of Machinery: High pressure;
		Remarks: Wrecked at the Grey (1)

Ship "Elderslie"
AJHR 1875 Section H12A page 13-14
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 8 May 1875
Name of Master		: Magnus Sutherland MEREDITH
Age of Vessel		: 7 years, 1st class
Rig			: Three-masted Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 203
Number of Crew		: 11
Number of Passengers	: 1
Nature of Cargo		: Coal
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: South side of Oamaru Bay
Wind Direction		: ENE
Wind Force		: Strong breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
p13 Master did all in his power to save ship.
p14 "Elderslie" fouled "Young Dick" whilst that vessel was at
anchor.

AJHR 1875 Section H12A page 13
Return of Wrecks

Date of Casualty	: 8 May 1875
Name of Master		: Magnus Sutherland MEREDITH
Age of Vessel		: 7 years, 1st class
Rig			: Three-masted Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 203
Number of Crew		: 11
Number of Passengers	: 1
Nature of Cargo		: Coal
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: South side of Oamaru Bay
Wind Direction		: ENE
Wind Force		: Strong breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Master did all in his power to save ship.

Ship "Eli Whitney"
AJHR 1877 Section H29 page 27
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 24 Feb 1877
Name of Master		: 
Age of Vessel		: 43 years
Rig			: Hulk
Register Tonnage	: 507
Number of Crew		: 
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Coal
Nature of Casualty	: Foundered
Number of Lives Lost	: 2
Place of Accident	: Wellington Harbour
Wind Direction		: NW
Wind Force		: Moderate gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
The hulk, which had no light on board, while lying in the
fairway, was run into by the s.s. "Taupo".

Ship "Elibank Castle"
AJHR 1875 Section H12A page 14
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 5 Jun 1875
Name of Master		: John LINKLATER
Age of Vessel		: 1 year
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 70
Number of Crew		: 5
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Coal and general cargo
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Near mouth of Ashburton River, Ninety
			  Mile Beach
Wind Direction		: SE
Wind Force		: Gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Stranding unavoidable. No blame to master or crew.

Ship "Eliza Mary"
AJHR 1875 Section H12A page 10
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 14 Jul 1874
Name of Master		: John JAMES
Age of Vessel		: 6 months
Rig			: Brigantine
Register Tonnage	: 161
Number of Crew		: 7
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Coal
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: South Spit at the entrance of the
			  Waitara River
Wind Direction		: NNW
Wind Force		: Fresh breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Vessel drew too much water; fresh took vessel on Spit. Officers
relieved from blame.

Ship "Eliza McPhee"
AJHR 1876 Section H26 page 19
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 17 Jun 1876
Name of Master		: Neil REID
Age of Vessel		: 5 years
Rig			: Ketch
Register Tonnage	: 39
Number of Crew		: 4
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Grain and flour
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: North end of Mayhew Reef, inside
			  Kapiti Island, Cook Strait
Wind Direction		: N to NNW
Wind Force		: Moderate breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Vessel sprung a leak, and was run ashore to prevent her sinking
in deep water.

Ship "Elizabeth"
AJHR 1868 Section E6 page 17
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 2 Nov 1867
Age and Class of Vessel	: 18 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 113
Number of Crew		: 5
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Wind Direction		: 
Wind Force		: Moderate weather
Place of Accident	: North Spit, Hokitika

Finding of Court of Inquiry
Master of tug blamed for keeping too much to the northward.
Master of "Elizabeth" blamed for want of energy in trying to
save vessel and cargo after stranding.

Remarks
Became a total wreck.

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


Date of Casualty	: 15 Oct 1868
Age and Class of Vessel	: 3 years
Rig			: Cutter
Register Tonnage	: 33
Number of Crew		: 3
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Wind Direction		: Westerly
Wind Force		: Heavy gale
Place of Accident	: One mile to the northward of Totara
			  River, West Coast, Middle Island


Finding of Court of Inquiry
The wreck was unavoidable, and caused by stress of weather.

Remarks
The vessel had lost her (apparently only) anchor and cable off
Hokitika on October 2nd, and the master beat about the roadstead
waiting for a chance to enter the river till the 15th, when some
of her sails being blown away in a heavy gale, she became
unmanageable and drove ashore. She became a total wreck.

Ship "Elizabeth Ann"
AJHR 1877 Section H29 page 24
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 23 Sep 1876
Name of Master		: Peter JOHNSON
Age of Vessel		: 6 years
Rig			: Ketch
Register Tonnage	: 17
Number of Crew		: 2
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Ballast
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded and foundered; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: On Decanter Rocks, Decanter Bay,
			  Banks Peninsula
Wind Direction		: SW
Wind Force		: Gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
During heavy gale vessel dragged anchors, and drifted on to
Decanter Rocks; a short time after striking she dropped off the
rocks and foundered.

Ship "Ellerton"
AJHR 1879 Section H10 page 24
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 16 Jul 1878
Name of Master		: Daniel REAVY
Age of Vessel		: 1 year
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 87
Number of Crew		: 6
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Railway engines and iron
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: South Spit, near entrance to
			  Wanganui River
Wind Direction		: WSW
Wind Force		: Fresh


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Casualty caused by master anchoring vessel with only one anchor
and insufficient cable, and not letting go another anchor when
he found the weather getting bad, vessel being at the time near
shore; also master took no means to ascertain his true position.
Vessel dragged some distance during his watch without his
knowledge. Master's certificate suspended for six months.

Ship "Emerald Isle"
AJHR 1866 Section E3 page 9
Return of Wrecks


Tonnage			: 22
Description		: Schooner
Whether insured		: Partly Insured
Nature of Casualty	: Total Loss
Where casualty occurred	: Port Underwood

Ship "Emile"
AJHR 1874 Section H22 page 14
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 26 Aug 1873
Name of Master		: Joseph PALLANT
Age of Vessel		: 10 years
Rig			: Brig
Register Tonnage	: 214
Number of Crew		: 9
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Coal, Timber, Coke
Nature of Casualty	: Collision with "Jane Anderson"; 
			  partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Oamaru Bay
Wind Direction		: NE
Wind Force		: Fresh breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
The collision was not attributable to any want of seamanship
or neglect of any kind on the part of captain of "Jane Anderson".

AJHR 1874 Section H22 page 14
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 27 Aug 1873
Name of Master		: Joseph PALLANT
Age of Vessel		: 10 years
Rig			: Brig
Register Tonnage	: 214
Number of Crew		: 9
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Coal, Timber, Coke
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Oamaru Beach
Wind Direction		: East
Wind Force		: Storm


Finding of Court of Inquiry
"Jane Anderson" came into collision with "Emile" by which "Emile"
was disabled, and could not get to sea. Heavy seas caused cable
to part, and vessel was thrown on the beach.

Ship "Emily"
AJHR 1876 Section H26 page 14
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: Aug 1875
Name of Master		: Henry HAMILTON
Age of Vessel		: 8 years
Rig			: Ketch
Register Tonnage	: 17
Number of Crew		: 2
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Turnips
Nature of Casualty	: Supposed foundered
Number of Lives Lost	: Supposed 2 (all hands)
Place of Accident	: Between Collingwood and Nelson
Wind Direction		: 
Wind Force		: Not known


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Sailed from Collingwood for Nelson on 18 August, and not since
heard of.

Ship "Emma"
AJHR 1878 Section H12 page 28
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 1 Nov 1877
Name of Master		: William Mangles STOCKLEY
Age of Vessel		: 10 years
Rig			: Barque
Register Tonnage	: 285
Number of Crew		: 11
Number of Passengers	: 1
Nature of Cargo		: Sugar
Nature of Casualty	: Master and one seaman washed overboard
Number of Lives Lost	: 2
Place of Accident	: Lat. 42o 7'E., Long. 128o 4'E
Wind Direction		: SW
Wind Force		: Whole gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
A heavy sea struck the vessel, and washed the Captain and an
A. B. overboard.

Ship "Empress of China"
AJHR 1878 Section H12 page 28
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 17 Nov 1877
Name of Master		: Alfred GRIGGS
Age of Vessel		: 3 years
Rig			: Barquentine
Register Tonnage	: 255
Number of Crew		: 9
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Ballast
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: South Head, Lyttelton Harbour
Wind Direction		: Baffling
Wind Force		: 


Finding of Court of Inquiry
The casualty was caused by a sudden lull in the wind when the
vessel had no steerage on her, when the swell of the sea
carried her on to the rocks.

Ship "Emu"
AJHR 1874 Section H22 page 18
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 25 May 1874
Name of Master		: Thomas THOMPSON
Age of Vessel		: 24 years
Rig			: Ketch
Register Tonnage	: 27
Number of Crew		: 2
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Ballast
Nature of Casualty	: Capsized; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Off Pigeon Bay, 10 miles from
			  Lyttelton South Head
Wind Direction		: SW
Wind Force		: 


Finding of Court of Inquiry
A sudden puff of wind capsized and she foundered.

Ship "Emu"
AJHR 1875 Section H12A page 12
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 12 Oct 1874
Name of Master		: George BAKER
Age of Vessel		: S.S. 1 year
Rig			: Three-masted Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 123
Number of Crew		: 
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Grain
Nature of Casualty	: Dismasted; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: About 30 miles off Cape Turnagain
Wind Direction		: WNW
Wind Force		: Strong gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Nil

Ship "Emulous"
AJHR 1874 Section H22 page 18
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 3 May 1874
Name of Master		: Angus MATHIESON
Age of Vessel		: 9 years
Rig			: Brigantine
Register Tonnage	: 157
Number of Crew		: 8
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Flour, 48 tons
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Oamaru Beach
Wind Direction		: 
Wind Force		: Calm


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Vessel lost from neglect of master in not paying out sufficient
chain to ride with. Vessels of this class should be much better
found. Cables of insufficient length. Master's certificate
suspended for six months.

Ship "England's Glory"
AJHR 1877 Section H29 page 22
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 8 Jul 1876
Name of Master		: William KNIGHT
Age of Vessel		: 7 years, Aa Lloyds
Rig			: Ship
Register Tonnage	: 751
Number of Crew		: 20
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Loss of life
Number of Lives Lost	: 1
Place of Accident	: Lat. 42o 18'S., Long. 72o 25'E
Wind Direction		: NW
Wind Force		: Gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Boy washed overboard during gale; no blame to anyone on board

Ship "Enterprise"

1865-1866	Nature of Machinery: High pressure (1)
1866 Jan 19	Engineer's Certificate issued to Alfred BACH (2)
1866 Apr 19	Engineer's Certificate issued to Daniel MOORE (2)
1866 May 03	Master's Certificate issued to Samuel HATFIELD (2)


Ship "Enterprise"
AJHR 1871 Section G6 page 15
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 24 Jul 1870
Name of Master		: R. MILLIS
Age of Vessel		: 12 years
Rig			: Ketch
Register Tonnage	: 27
Number of Crew		: 4
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Coal
Nature of Casualty	: Collision with "Tauranga"; total loss
			  of both vessels
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: About half-way between Point Rodney
			  and Sail Rock, Hauraki Gulf
Wind Direction		: NW
Wind Force		: Strong breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Collision occurred by the neglect of the master of the
"Enterprise", in not showing the lights required by law; the
loss of all hands on board the "Tauranga" is considered by the
Nautical Assessor as partly owing to the master of the
"Enterprise" not having made any effort to save life; though
his own vessel had foundered, his boat was of ample size and
the weather not so boisterous but that he might have tried to
have rendered assistance.

Master and Owner of "Enterprise" prosecuted and fined for not
carrying lights; the former, 10 pounds or one month's
imprisonment, the latter 100 pounds or three months.

Ship "Enterprise"
AJHR 1876 Section H26 page 14
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 8 Sep 1875
Name of Master		: Thomas HOLMES
Age of Vessel		: 9 years
Rig			: Brigantine
Register Tonnage	: 84
Number of Crew		: 7
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Timber
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: North Spit at entrance to Wanganui
			  River, Cook Strait
Wind Direction		: SE
Wind Force		: Light breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
No blame attached to master.

Ship "Enterprise"
AJHR 1878 Section H12 page 30
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 16 May 1877
Name of Master		: George MUNDLE
Age of Vessel		: 12 years
Rig			: Brigantine
Register Tonnage	: 85
Number of Crew		: 7
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Timber
Nature of Casualty	: Collision with "Omaha" & 
			  "W.C. Wentworth"; partial damage
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Breastwork, Lyttelton Inner Harbour
Wind Direction		: SW
Wind Force		: Hurricane


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Collision caused by heavy gale.

Ship "Enterprise No.2"

1867 Feb 25	Master's certificate (No. 83) issued to Charles
		PHILPOT; examined by Captain BURGESS, Post Master
		Auckland. (3)

Ship "Enterprise No.2"
AJHR 1871 Section G6 page 12
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 2 Oct 1869
Name of Master		: R. C. SMITH
Age of Vessel		: 3 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 40
Number of Crew		: 5
Number of Passengers	: 15
Nature of Cargo		: Ballast
Nature of Casualty	: Collision with "Duke of Edinburgh"
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Auckland Harbour
Wind Direction		: NE
Wind Force		: Light breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Collision caused by master of "No.2 Enterprise" attempting to
take his vessel across the bows of the "Duke of Edinburgh".

Ship "Esmeralda"
AJHR 1868 Section E6 page 16
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 9 May 1867
Age and Class of Vessel	: 12 years, AE in red
Rig			: Ship
Register Tonnage	: 1188
Number of Crew		: 23
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Guano and cotton seed
Nature of Casualty	: Foundered at sea
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Wind Direction		: SSE
Wind Force		: Fresh breeze
Place of Accident	: 15 miles NNE of Island of Opara

Finding of Court of Inquiry
The loss of the vessel was caused by the choking of the pumps.
The Court found the master guilty of great neglect in not using
every endeavour to make the Port of Opara, and reprimanded him
severely.

Ship "Esther Ann"
AJHR 1871 Section G6 page 15
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 10 Jul 1870
Name of Master		: T. BRENCHLEY
Age of Vessel		: 14 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 30
Number of Crew		: 9
Number of Passengers	: 21
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Entrance to Hollyford River Martin's
			  Bay
Wind Direction		: WSW
Wind Force		: Gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Master exonerated from blame.

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


Date of Casualty	: 19 Jul 1875
Name of Master		: Roderick McLEOD
Age of Vessel		: 4 months
Rig			: Brigantine
Register Tonnage	: 180
Number of Crew		: 6
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Ballast
Nature of Casualty	: Loss of life
Number of Lives Lost	: 1
Place of Accident	: Between Hen and Chickens and Mahurangi
Wind Direction		: N by W
Wind Force		: Strong breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Nil.

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


Date of Casualty	: Apr 1875
Name of Master		: R. SPENCE
Age of Vessel		: 
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 75
Number of Crew		: 6
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Coal in sacks and corn sacks in bales
Nature of Casualty	: Supposed foundered
Number of Lives Lost	: Supposed 6 (all hands)
Place of Accident	: 
Wind Direction		: 
Wind Force		: Not known


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Vessel left Dunedin for Oamaru and not since been heard of.

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


Date of Casualty	: 12 Sep 1866
Age of Vessel		: 5 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 52
Number of Crew		: 5
Number of Passengers	: 21
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Wind Direction		: Northerly
Wind Force		: 
Place of Accident	: Grey River


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Steam tug by which "Excelsior" was being towed not of sufficient
power.

Remarks
Total wreck.

Ship "Excelsior"
AJHR 1878 Section H12 page 29
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 14 Feb 1878
Name of Master		: William Atkins PAYNE
Age of Vessel		: 18 years
Rig			: Barge
Register Tonnage	: 35
Number of Crew		: 3
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Ballast
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Amuri Bluff anchorage
Wind Direction		: NE
Wind Force		: Gentle breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Casualty caused by force of wind causing anchors to drag.

Ship "Express"
AJHR 1868 Section E6 page 19
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 19 Mar 1868
Age and Class of Vessel	: 19 years
Rig			: Brigantine
Register Tonnage	: 149
Number of Crew		: 8
Number of Passengers	: 12
Nature of Cargo		: Cattle and wool
Nature of Casualty	: Total wreck
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Wind Direction		: SW
Wind Force		: Strong
Place of Accident	: Port Hutt, Chatham Islands


Finding of Court of Inquiry
The vessel was short of anchors.

Remarks
Dragged her anchor and went on shore.


(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)