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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 


Ocean Bird		1872 Shipwreck (33 ton Schooner)
Ocean Bird		1877 Shipwreck (33 ton Ketch)
Ocean Mail		1875-1877
Ocean Wave		1867-1874
Omaha			1877-1878
Omeo			1865
Onehunga		1867-1872
Onward			1874 Shipwreck
Opotiki			1876 Shipwreck
Oreti			1873 Shipwreck (66 ton Schooner)
Oreti			1876 Shipwreck (66 ton Brigantine)
Oreti			1878 Shipwreck (117 ton Schooner)
Oriental		1878 Shipwreck
Orpheus			1875 Shipwreck
Osprey			1878 Shipwreck
Otago			1867
Otago			1868 Shipwreck (26 ton Ketch)
Otago			1876 Shipwrecks (642 ton Schooner)
Otaki			1876 Shipwreck (15 ton Ketch)
Otaki			1877 Shipwreck (15 ton Schooner)
Ottawa			1873 Shipwreck
Our Hope		1872 Shipwreck
Owake			1878 Shipwreck
Owake Belle		1878 Shipwreck

Ship "Ocean Bird"
AJHR 1872 Section G30 pages 15
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: Mar? 1872
Name of Master		: R. JUDGE
Age of Vessel		: 1 year
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 33
Number of Crew		: 3
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Produce
Nature of Casualty	: Supposed capsized; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: Supposed 3
Place of Accident	: Supposed near Jackson's Head
Wind Direction		: Supposed SE
Wind Force		: Supposed gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
This vessel was found bottom up off D'Urville Island.

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


Date of Casualty	: 28 May 1877
Name of Master		: John MOORE
Age of Vessel		: 7 years
Rig			: Ketch
Register Tonnage	: 33
Number of Crew		: 3
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Timber
Nature of Casualty	: Grounded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: 250 yards from extreme point of North
			  Spit, Waimakariri River, at the bar
Wind Direction		: S to SW veering
Wind Force		: Gentle breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Casualty caused by the wind veering ahead and the sea catching
the vessel on her quarter and heaving her on to the spit.

Ship "Omeo"

1865-1866	Nature of Machinery: Low pressure (1)
1865 Jul 14	Engineer's Certificate issued to Edward J. CARTER (2)

Ship "Onwards"
AJHR 1875 Section H12A page 10
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 14 Jul 1874
Name of Master		: Martin John O'CONNELL
Age of Vessel		: 2 months
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 32
Number of Crew		: 3
Number of Passengers	: 4
Nature of Cargo		: Coal
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Off Beacon Rock, Tairua Head, Auckland
Wind Direction		: ESE
Wind Force		: Fresh breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
No blame attached to master. Wind failed whilst vessel on bar.

Ship "Opotiki"
AJHR 1876 Section H26 page 17
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 3 Mar 1876
Name of Master		: Wm. Oram MORRIS
Age of Vessel		: 7 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 38
Number of Crew		: 4
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Timber
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Awatoto Beach, 4 miles S of Napier
Wind Direction		: WSW
Wind Force		: Light air


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Man in charge stood too close in, and centre-board was not
working properly.

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


Date of Casualty	: 17 Sep 1873
Name of Master		: Charles William BARTLETT
Age of Vessel		: 7 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 66
Number of Crew		: 6
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Flour
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Oamaru Beach
Wind Direction		: Easterly
Wind Force		: Fresh breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Master fully acquitted of all blame.

Ship "Oreti"
AJHR 1877 Section H29 page 25
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 21 Oct 1876
Name of Master		: Hans Andreas NEILSON
Age of Vessel		: 10 years
Rig			: Brigantine
Register Tonnage	: 66
Number of Crew		: 6
Number of Passengers	: 1
Nature of Cargo		: Sawn timber
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: On White Rocks, at entrance to
			  Queen Charlotte's Sound
Wind Direction		: SE
Wind Force		: Light


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Vessel drifted on to rocks through the master, Hans Andreas
NEILSON, making no attempt to anchor; master censured and
ordered to pay cost of enquiry; he held no certificate with
which the Court could deal.

Ship "Oreti"
AJHR 1879 Section H10 page 26
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 15 Sep 1878
Name of Master		: Thomas Cook BAYLDON
Age of Vessel		: 1 year
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 117
Number of Crew		: 14
Number of Passengers	: 3
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Below Bushy Point, New River
Wind Direction		: SW
Wind Force		: Moderate breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Grounded on bank in the river. Master thought he was nearer the
centre of the channel than he was.

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


Date of Casualty	: 24 Jan 1878
Name of Master		: John BROWN
Age of Vessel		: 14 years
Rig			: Barque
Register Tonnage	: 281
Number of Crew		: 11
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Guano
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: West side of Malden Island
Wind Direction		: SW
Wind Force		: Strong


Finding of Court of Inquiry
The anchor came home when the vessel was anchored close to the
beach.

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


Date of Casualty	: 5 Jun 1875
Name of Master		: James DUNN
Age of Vessel		: 12 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 21
Number of Crew		: 
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Timber
Nature of Casualty	: Loss of life
Number of Lives Lost	: 1
Place of Accident	: Off Table Cape
Wind Direction		: SW
Wind Force		: Gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Nil.

Ship "Osprey"
AJHR 1879 Section H10 page 25
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 16 Aug 1878
Name of Master		: John SYMONS
Age of Vessel		: 10 years
Rig			: Cutter
Register Tonnage	: 28
Number of Crew		: 3
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Ballast
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Within the North Head of Porirua
			  Harbour
Wind Direction		: NW
Wind Force		: Light breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Plate started, and vessel run ashore to save her from 
foundering.

Ship "Otago"
 1867 ... ..	General Pilotage Exemption Certificate is issued
		to W. J. O. SYMONS for the ports of Wellington,
		Lyttelton and Bluff (4)

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


Date of Casualty	: 3 Feb 1868
Age and Class of Vessel	: 4 years
Rig			: Ketch
Register Tonnage	: 26
Number of Crew		: 4
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Not stated
Nature of Casualty	: Total wreck
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Wind Direction		: SE
Wind Force		: Gale
Place of Accident	: Beach, near Oamaru


Finding of Court of Inquiry
No one blamed. The vessel put to sea, but the rudder-head gave
way, and she, becoming unmanageable, was beached to save life.

Remarks
Became a total wreck.

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


Date of Casualty	: 22 Sep 1867
Name of Master		: Walter MANNING
Age of Vessel		: 2 years
Rig			: Ketch
Register Tonnage	: 15
Number of Crew		: 2
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Shingles
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Te Aro Beach, Wellington
Wind Direction		: NW
Wind Force		: Moderate gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Chain parted while vessel at anchor off Baring Head; she was
then towed into harbour by the City of Sydney, and on passing
the schooner Endeavour the tow line fouled that vessel, and
was cut by some one on board, which caused the Otaki to drift
on shore.

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


Date of Casualty	: 27 Jan 1877
Name of Master		: Anders MALMROS
Age of Vessel		: 3 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 15
Number of Crew		: 2
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Stores and timber
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Small bay 4 miles east off 
			  Cape Palliser
Wind Direction		: NW
Wind Force		: Strong gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Casualty caused by stress of weather, and the sails and cable
being in a bad condition.

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


Date of Casualty	: 22 Sep 1873
Name of Master		: William BEST
Age of Vessel		: 8 years
Rig			: Brigantine
Register Tonnage	: 222
Number of Crew		: 9
Number of Passengers	: 2
Nature of Cargo		: Timber
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Stony River, New Plymouth
Wind Direction		: NNW
Wind Force		: Strong breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Vessel ran on shore. Master stated that compasses were deranged
by electricity. Court found that accident was not caused by
wrongful act or default of master.

Ship "Our Hope"
AJHR 1873 Section H19A pages 13
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 18 Jul 1872
Name of Master		: John Easton PAYNE
Age of Vessel		: 10 years
Rig			: Brig
Register Tonnage	: 237
Number of Crew		: 9
Number of Passengers	: 2
Nature of Cargo		: Iron
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Oamaru
Wind Direction		: E
Wind Force		: Strong gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Every exertion made to save ship by master and crew. Casualty
caused by stress of weather.

Ship "Owake"
AJHR 1879 Section H10 page 25
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 29 Aug 1878
Name of Master		: Otto Hermann ARNDT
Age of Vessel		: 4 years
Rig			: Topsail schooner
Register Tonnage	: 63
Number of Crew		: 5
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Grain
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Waitara River, Railway Wharf
Wind Direction		: NW
Wind Force		: Gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
In coming up to the wharf the anchor got foul, which caused
the vessel to run into the bridge, and on to a snag.

Ship "Owake Belle"
AJHR 1879 Section H10 page 24
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 27 Jul 1878
Name of Master		: James PHILIPS
Age of Vessel		: 1 year
Rig			: Ketch
Register Tonnage	: 35
Number of Crew		: 3
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Rock in New River, NZ
Wind Direction		: NE
Wind Force		: Light breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Casualty caused by wind suddenly falling when vessel near the
rocks.


(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)