SITE MAP | EARTHQUAKES | MISSING PERSONS | WEATHER  | VACCINATION | PERIODICALS | FIRES
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 


Pacific			1875 Shipwreck
Palmerston		1878 Shipwreck
Partetol		1875 Shipwreck
Pat the Rover		1868 Shipwreck
Patea			1879 Shipwrecks
Paterson		1874 Shipwreck
Pearl			1869 Shipwreck (28 ton Ketch)
Pearl			1874-1879 (34 ton Ketch)
Pearl			1875 Shipwreck (59 ton Schooner)
Pearl			1877 Shipwreck (48 ton Ketch)
Peerless		1876 Shipwreck
Pelican			1877 Shipwreck (74 ton Schooner)
Pelican			1879 Shipwreck (69 ton Schooner)
Peninsula		1865
Peri			1876 Shipwreck
Persevere		1866
Persevere		1866-1870
Persia			1860 London
Peter Cracroft		1871 Shipwreck
Phoebe			1866
Phoenix			1879 Shipwreck
Pilot			1865-1872
Pioneer			1866 Shipwreck (Schooner)
Pioneer			1872 Shipwreck (11 ton Ketch)
Polly			1870 Shipwreck
Polly Hopkins		1866
Prairie			1879 Shipwreck
Premier			1871 Shipwreck
Pretty Jane		1871 Shipwreck (90 ton Schooner)
Pretty Jane		1875-1876 (101 ton Schooner)
Pretty Jane		1877 Bound for Auckland
Pride of the Yarra	1865
Prince Alfred		1865
Prince Consort		1866 Shipwreck
Prince Edward		1869 Shipwreck
Prince of Wales		1873 Shipwreck
Prince Rupert		1875-1876
Princess Alice		1875 Shipwreck
Prosperity		1874 Shipwreck

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


Date of Casualty	: Jun 1875
Name of Master		: George BRADSHAW
Age of Vessel		: 1.5 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 51
Number of Crew		: 5
Number of Passengers	: 1
Nature of Cargo		: Wheat
Nature of Casualty	: Supposed foundered; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: Supposed 6 (all hands)
Place of Accident	: Not known
Wind Direction		: 
Wind Force		: Not known


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Sailed from Timaru for Manukau on 4 Jun 1875 and not since
heard of.

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


Date of Casualty	: 24 Mar 1878
Name of Master		: Robert BREBNER
Age of Vessel		: 3 years
Rig			: Ketch
Register Tonnage	: 25
Number of Crew		: 3
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Sawn timber
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Rocks near Maori kaik, in New River
Wind Direction		: Westerly
Wind Force		: Gentle breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Casualty caused by delay in letting go the anchor when it was
found that the vessel was making no headway owing to the 
current.

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


Date of Casualty	: 17 Aug 1875
Name of Master		: 
Age of Vessel		: (Italian)
Rig			: Barque
Register Tonnage	: 
Number of Crew		: 
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: 
Nature of Casualty	: Collision with "Ocean Mail"; partial 
			  loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Portland, England, distant about 20
			  miles E by N
Wind Direction		: S by W
Wind Force		: Moderate breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Italian vessel ["Partetol"] ought to have ported her helm instead
of crossing "Ocean Mail's" bows.

Ship "Pat the Rover"
AJHR 1869 Section E4 page 30
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 15 Jul 1868
Age and Class of Vessel	: 7 years, not classed
Rig			: Brig
Register Tonnage	: 79
Number of Crew		: 6
Number of Passengers	: 1
Nature of Cargo		: Colonial Produce
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Wind Direction		: Westerly
Wind Force		: Fresh and squally
Place of Accident	: North Beach, entrance to Grey River


Finding of Court of Inquiry
The accident was caused by the tow-line slipping; how, there is
no evidence to show. No blame attached to the master or any one
on board.

Remarks
The vessel broke up.

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


Date of Casualty	: 13 Jul 1874
Name of Master		: George MUNDLE
Age of Vessel		: 13 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 260
Number of Crew		: 21
Number of Passengers	: 6
Nature of Cargo		: Railway material
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: North Spit at the entrance of the
			  Waitara River
Wind Direction		: 
Wind Force		: Light


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Vessel too large for river. Master and crew did all that lay in
their power.

Ship "Pearl"
AJHR 1871 Section G6 page 12
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 8 Sep 1869
Name of Master		: John GIFFORD
Age of Vessel		: 
Rig			: Ketch
Register Tonnage	: 28
Number of Crew		: Supposed to have been about 3
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Capsized by surf
Number of Lives Lost	: Supposed not more than 3
Place of Accident	: Grey River Bar
Wind Direction		: Calm
Wind Force		: 


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Heavy sea struck the vessel while crossing the bar in tow
of tug.

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


Date of Casualty	: Jul 1875
Name of Master		: John BARNS
Age of Vessel		: 2.5 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 59
Number of Crew		: 5
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Timber
Nature of Casualty	: Supposed foundered; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: Supposed 5 (all hands)
Place of Accident	: Not known
Wind Direction		: 
Wind Force		: Not known


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Sailed from Auckland for Lyttelton beginning of July 1875 and
not since heard of.

Ship "Pearl"
AJHR 1877 Section H29 page 27
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 19 Mar 1877
Name of Master		: Thomas Sparrow CARMICHAEL
Age of Vessel		: 8 years
Rig			: Ketch
Register Tonnage	: 48
Number of Crew		: 6
Number of Passengers	: 6
Nature of Cargo		: Timber
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: About two miles east of Town of
			  Nukualofa, Tonga
Wind Direction		: NNW to W
Wind Force		: Hurricane


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Casualty caused through cable parting in a heavy gale.

Ship "Peerless"
AJHR 1877 Section H29 page 22
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 2 Aug 1876
Name of Master		: Richard METCALF
Age of Vessel		: 
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 46
Number of Crew		: 6
Number of Passengers	: 1
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Island of Sauwarroff, SE point about
			  Lat. 13oS., Long. 163o 3'W
Wind Direction		: E by N
Wind Force		: Squally


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Vessel lost through want of lookout; mate (John NICOL) blamed
for disobedience to orders and gross carelessness; certificate,
New Zealand Service No. 2429 held by him cancelled; sentence of
Court subsequently mitigated by Governor to suspension for two
years.

Ship "Pelican"
AJHR 1878 Section H12 page 27
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 12 Sep 1877
Name of Master		: Colin CAMPBELL
Age of Vessel		: 3 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 74
Number of Crew		: 6
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: North Spit of Hokitika River
Wind Direction		: SW
Wind Force		: Gentle breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Casualty caused by the "Pelican" touching on the bar while in
tow of the tug "Lioness".

Ship "Pelican"
AJHR 1879 Section H10 page 30
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 29 Jun 1879
Name of Master		: John MUNRO
Age of Vessel		: 5 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 69
Number of Crew		: 5
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Oats
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Ninety-mile beach, about 13 miles from
			  North Timaru Flagstaff
Wind Direction		: SW
Wind Force		: Light


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Heavy sea carried vessel on beach, as the bowsprit having been
lost the head sails could not be set.

Ship "Peninsula"

1865-1866	Nature of Machinery: High pressure (1)
1866 Apr 14	Master's Certificate issued to John DAWSON (2)
1865 Sep 14	Engineer's Certificate issued to James NESBIT (2)

Ship "Peri"
AJHR 1876 Section H26 page 19
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 4 Jun 1876
Name of Master		: Francis MAZZITELLO
Age of Vessel		: 6 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 69
Number of Crew		: 7
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Railway iron
Nature of Casualty	: Collision with "Tauranga"
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: In Wanganui River
Wind Direction		: NNW
Wind Force		: Fresh breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Collision result of an accident.

Ship "Persevere"

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

Ship "Peter Cracroft"
AJHR 1872 Section G30 page 12
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 30 Aug 1871
Name of Master		: Samuel BOLT
Age of Vessel		: 9 years
Rig			: Cutter
Register Tonnage	: 19
Number of Crew		: 2
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Firewood
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Four miles South of East Cape of
			  Great Barrier Island
Wind Direction		: SSW
Wind Force		: Whole gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Stress of weather.

Ship "Phoebe"

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

1867 ... ..	General Pilotage Exemption Certificate No. 8 is
		issued to Edward WHEELER for the ports of Manukau,
		Auckland, Tauranga, Wellington, Picton, Taranaki,
		Lyttelton, Otago and Bluff (4)


Ship "Phoenix"
AJHR 1879 Section H10 page 29
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 4 Jun 1879
Name of Master		: Peter STROMBERG
Age of Vessel		: 2 years
Rig			: Cutter
Register Tonnage	: 29
Number of Crew		: 3
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Timber
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Omaha Bay
Wind Direction		: NNE
Wind Force		: Gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Vessel abandoned in a very leaky state, and afterwards driven
ashore by gale.

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


Date of Casualty	: 24 Dec 1866
Age and Class of Vessel	: S.S.
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 
Number of Crew		: 
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: 
Nature of Casualty	: Total wreck
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Wind Direction		: 
Wind Force		: 
Place of Accident	: Manukau

Finding of Court of Inquiry
Drifted from her moorings.

Ship "Pioneer"
AJHR 1873 Section H19A pages 13
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 10 Aug 1872
Name of Master		: Lawrence LENNIE
Age of Vessel		: 1 year
Rig			: Ketch
Register Tonnage	: 11
Number of Crew		: 3
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Pigs
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Inside the Bar of Patea River
Wind Direction		: W
Wind Force		: Light


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Master attempted to cross the bar at night without assistance of
pilot; as he had done so before with safety the Court acquitted
him of wilful neglect.

Ship "Polly"
AJHR 1871 Section G6 page 14
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 8 Apr 1870
Name of Master		: W. LLOYD
Age of Vessel		: 9 years
Rig			: Cutter
Register Tonnage	: 12
Number of Crew		: 3
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Goods for native trade
Nature of Casualty	: Burned
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Wangaruru
Wind Direction		: 
Wind Force		: 


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Court believe fire to have been an accident.

Ship "Polly Hopkins"

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

Ship "Prairie"
AJHR 1879 Section H10 page 30
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 30 Jun 1879
Name of Master		: Edward CARPHEY
Age of Vessel		: 34 years
Rig			: Brig
Register Tonnage	: 139
Number of Crew		: 8
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Timber
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Entrance to Whangaroa Harbour
Wind Direction		: 
Wind Force		: 


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Wind taking vessel aback and then falling.

Ship "Premier"
AJHR 1872 Section G30 page 12
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 31 Jul 1871
Name of Master		: H. J. BOWAN
Age of Vessel		: 9 years
Rig			: Barque
Register Tonnage	: 296
Number of Crew		: 11
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Coal
Nature of Casualty	: 
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Oamaru Bay, South side
Wind Direction		: NNW
Wind Force		: Fresh and unsteady.


Finding of Court of Inquiry
No blame whatever attributed to the master or his officers; and
that all was done that possibly could be done to save the ship.

Ship "Pretty Jane"
AJHR 1871 Section G6 page 17
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 10 May 1871
Name of Master		: J. CHRISTIAN
Age of Vessel		: S.S. 1 year
Rig			: Three-masted Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 90
Number of Crew		: 10
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Shooksand coal
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Moeraki Bay
Wind Direction		: SW
Wind Force		: Strong


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Master exonerated from all blame.

Ship "Pride of the Yarra"

1865 Jul 23	Master's Certificate issued to John ELMSLEY (2)

Ship "Prince Alfred"

1865-1866	Nature of Machinery: Low pressure (1)
1865 Aug 19	Master's Certificate issued to Alexander FARQUHAR (2)
1865 Aug 28	Engineer's Certificate issued to Charles BALME (2)
1866 Mar 21	Engineer's Certificate issued to Archibald DONALD (2)

Ship "Prince Consort"
AJHR 1867 Section E6 page 21
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 20 Dec 1866
Age of Vessel		: 
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 35
Number of Crew		: 4
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Ballast
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Wind Direction		: NNE
Wind Force		: Moderate gale
Place of Accident	: Timaru


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Ballast shifting; capsized.

Ship "Prince Edward"
AJHR 1871 Section G6 page 12
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 30 Jul 1869
Name of Master		: J. PALLANT
Age of Vessel		: 10 or 12 years
Rig			: Brig
Register Tonnage	: 174
Number of Crew		: 9
Number of Passengers	: 1
Nature of Cargo		: Coal
Nature of Casualty	: Foundered
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: West Cape, bearing about NE, distance
			  about 70 miles
Wind Direction		: NNW
Wind Force		: Storm


Finding of Court of Inquiry
An accident of the sea. Master and crew used every effort to
save the vessel.

Ship "Prince of Wales"
AJHR 1874 Section H22 page 15
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 7 Oct 1873
Name of Master		: Robert BURR
Age of Vessel		: 11 years
Rig			: Cutter
Register Tonnage	: 23
Number of Crew		: 5
Number of Passengers	: 14
Nature of Cargo		: General merchandise
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: On reef, about 1 mile south of
			  Settlement on Island of Mangaia,
			  South Pacific
Wind Direction		: 
Wind Force		: Calm


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Every effort possible under circumstances was apparently made
by master.

Ship "Princess Alice"
AJHR 1875 Section H12A page 14
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 9 May 1875
Name of Master		: James Story BROWNELL
Age of Vessel		: 13 years
Rig			: Brig
Register Tonnage	: 268
Number of Crew		: 10
Number of Passengers	: 1
Nature of Cargo		: Coal
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: On the beach opposite Strathallan
			  Street, Timaru
Wind Direction		: ENE
Wind Force		: Strong gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Nil.

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


Date of Casualty	: 17 Oct 1874
Name of Master		: John PAYNE
Age of Vessel		: 6 years
Rig			: Brigantine
Register Tonnage	: 134
Number of Crew		: 7
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: 200 yards north of end of North Spit,
			  Hokitika
Wind Direction		: SW
Wind Force		: Gentle breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Vessel struck on a shallow ridge that had been missed by leadsman
on board tug.


(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)