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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   SHIPS


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 


Kaikoura		1877 Shipwreck
Kaituna			1875 Shipwreck
Kaiuma			1876-1878
Kate			1866 Shipwreck (33 ton Schooner)
Kate			1869 Shipwreck (341 ton Barque)
Kate			1870 Shipwreck (46 ton Ketch)
Kate			1872 Shipwreck (27 ton Schooner)
Kate			1874-1876 (26 ton Schooner)
Kate Brain		1874-1877
Kate Kearney		1858 New Plymouth
Kate McGregor		1877-1878
Kate Moynahan		1875 Shipwreck
Kedar			1878 Shipwreck
Kedron			1875 Shipwreck
Keera			1866
Keera			1866 Shipwreck
Kennedy			1866
Kennedy			1874 Shipwreck (125 ton Schooner)
Kennedy			1875 Shipwreck (138 ton Schooner)
Kennedy			1875-1879 (136 ton Schooner)
Kentish Tar		1878 Shipwreck
Kestrel			1873 Shipwreck (20 ton Ketch)
Kestrel			1876 Shipwrecks (51 ton Ketch)
King Oscar		1878 Shipwreck

Ship "Kaikoura"
AJHR 1877 Section H29 page 30
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: Not known
Name of Master		: John ANDERSON
Age of Vessel		: 21 months
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 31
Number of Crew		: 3
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Potatoes and corn
Nature of Casualty	: Supposed stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: Supposed 3 (all hands)
Place of Accident	: Supposed on beach near Charleston
Wind Direction		: Unknown
Wind Force		: Unknown


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Vessel left Kaikoura for Greymouth on 5th June, and not since
heard of; portion of wreckage picked up near Charleston.

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


Date of Casualty	: Feb 1875
Name of Master		: John A. SCOTT
Age of Vessel		: 2 months
Rig			: Ketch
Register Tonnage	: 47
Number of Crew		: 4
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Timber
Nature of Casualty	: Supposed foundered
Number of Lives Lost	: Supposed 4 (all hands)
Place of Accident	: Supposed off Banks Peninsula
Wind Direction		: 
Wind Force		: Not known


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Vessel last seen off Banks Peninsula; not since heard of.

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


Date of Casualty	: 27 Apr 1866
Age of Vessel		: 
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 33
Number of Crew		: 5
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Wind Direction		: 
Wind Force		: Calm
Place of Accident	: Okarita Bar


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Wreck was accidental.

Ship "Kate"
AJHR 1871 Section G6 page 13
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 6 Dec 1869
Name of Master		: Wm. COOPER
Age of Vessel		: 13 years
Rig			: Barque
Register Tonnage	: 341
Number of Crew		: 15
Number of Passengers	: 49
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Collision with unknown vessel
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: At sea, lat. 34.35S., long. 158.14E
Wind Direction		: NE by N
Wind Force		: Fresh


Finding of Court of Inquiry
The Court considered that there was not a proper look-out on
board the "Kate" and probably not on board the other vessel.
Master of "Kate" prosecuted, and fined five pounds for not
carrying light.

Ship "Kate"
AJHR 1871 Section G6 page 16
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 16 Sep 1870
Name of Master		: F. KEENAN
Age of Vessel		: 
Rig			: Ketch
Register Tonnage	: 46
Number of Crew		: 4
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Timber
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Catlin River Bar
Wind Direction		: W
Wind Force		: Moderate


Finding of Court of Inquiry
No blame attached to master. The wind died away while the vessel
was on the bar.

Ship "Kate"
AJHR 1872 Section G30 pages 15
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 19 Jun 1872
Name of Master		: Phillip JENKINS
Age of Vessel		: 
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 27
Number of Crew		: 3
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Timber
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: About 4 miles south of bar of
			  Wanganui River.
Wind Direction		: 
Wind Force		: Gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Vessel having lost sails, had to be beached to save life.

Ship "Kate Moynahan"
AJHR 1876 Section H26 page 16
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 2 Jan 1876
Name of Master		: John McCOLL
Age of Vessel		: 5 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 102
Number of Crew		: 7
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Railway iron
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: North Spit at Heads of the Manawatu
			  River, Wellington
Wind Direction		: S
Wind Force		: Light breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Casualty caused by variableness and sudden shifting of the wind.
No blame to master.

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


Date of Casualty	: 1 Apr 1878
Name of Master		: Peter JOHNSON
Age of Vessel		: 14 years
Rig			: Barque
Register Tonnage	: 532
Number of Crew		: 13
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Timber
Nature of Casualty	: Abandoned, water logged
Number of Lives Lost	: 1
Place of Accident	: South Pacific Ocean, about 17o 20'S.,
			  161o 9' W
Wind Direction		: NE
Wind Force		: Hurricane


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Casualty caused by hurricane.

Ship "Kedron"
AJHR 1876 Section H26 page 16
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 22 Dec 1875
Name of Master		: Isaac MANN
Age of Vessel		: 10 years, A1 till September 1876
Rig			: Barque
Register Tonnage	: 373
Number of Crew		: 10
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Timber
Nature of Casualty	: Fire; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Harbour of Port Chalmers
Wind Direction		: 
Wind Force		: 


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Fire, which originated in a locker in mate's cabin, cannot be
accounted for.

Ship "Keera"

1865-1866	Nature of Machinery: Low pressure (1)
1866 Feb 14	Engineer's Certificate issued to William MELVILLE (2)

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


Date of Casualty	: 2 Nov 1866
Age of Vessel		: S.S.
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 146
Number of Crew		: 
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: 
Nature of Casualty	: Total wreck
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Wind Direction		: 
Wind Force		: Fresh breeze
Place of Accident	: Buller


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Want of signal station; error of judgment on part of master.

Remarks
Sold and repaired, and now run by her present owners.

Ship "Kennedy"

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

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


Date of Casualty	: 14 Dec 1874
Name of Master		: William CONWAY
Age of Vessel		: S.S. 10 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 125
Number of Crew		: 
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: North Beach, near entrance to Grey
			  River
Wind Direction		: 
Wind Force		: Moderate


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Vessel had insufficient power to stem current, their being a
fresh in the river.

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


Date of Casualty	: 14 Sep 1875
Name of Master		: Abraham PALMER
Age of Vessel		: S.S. 10 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 138
Number of Crew		: 16
Number of Passengers	: 10
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: South Spit, Greymouth Bar
Wind Direction		: N
Wind Force		: Moderate gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
No blame to Master.

Ship "Kentish Tar"
AJHR 1878 Section H12 page 29
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 31 May 1878
Name of Master		: Walter POTTINGER
Age of Vessel		: 1 year 6 months
Rig			: Barque
Register Tonnage	: 569
Number of Crew		: 15
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Loss of wheel and mizzen topmast
Number of Lives Lost	: 1
Place of Accident	: Lat. 44o 40'S., Long. 74o E
Wind Direction		: WNW
Wind Force		: Whole gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Loss of wheel, &c., caused by shipping heavy sea.

Ship "Kestrel"
AJHR 1874 Section H22 page 15
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 10 Sep 1873
Name of Master		: Ferdinand MELLER
Age of Vessel		: 1 year
Rig			: Ketch
Register Tonnage	: 20
Number of Crew		: 
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Ballast
Nature of Casualty	: Total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Port Underwood, Ocean Bay
Wind Direction		: SE
Wind Force		: Gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
The master did everything necessary under the circumstances.

Ship "King Oscar"
AJHR 1879 Section H10 page 26
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 5 Oct 1878
Name of Master		: Archibald BLACK
Age of Vessel		: 32 years
Rig			: Barque
Register Tonnage	: 248
Number of Crew		: 10
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Ballast
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; slight damage
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Tory Shoal, Kaipara Heads
Wind Direction		: SW
Wind Force		: Strong breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Casualty caused by error of judgment 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