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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 


T. B. Taylor		1876 Shipwreck
Taiaroa			1875 Shipwreck
Tairoa			1866-1867
Tairoa			1871 Shipwreck
Talisman		1878 Shipwreck
Tambo			1866 Shipwreck
Taranaki		1866-1868
Taranaki		1868 Shipwreck (298 ton Steamship)
Taranaki		1877 Shipwreck (299 ton Steamship)
Taranaki		1877 Shipwreck (298 ton Schooner)
Taranaki		1877-1878 (327 ton Schooner)
Tararua			1867
Tartar			1870 Shipwreck
Tasmanian Maid		1866
Tasmanian Maid		1868 Shipwreck
Taupo			1875-1878
Tauranga		1870 Shipwreck (68 ton Schooner)
Tauranga		1876 Shipwreck (61 ton Schooner)
Tawera			1873-1875 (55 ton Schooner/Ketch)
Tell			1871-1872
Teviotdale		1875 Shipwreck
Thames			1874 Shipwreck
Thane			1866
Thane			1866 Shipwreck
Thane of Fyfe		1868 Shipwreck
Theresa			1877 Shipwreck
Thomas S. Stowe		1875 Shipwreck
Three Sisters		1866 Shipwreck (34 ton Schooner)
Three Sisters		1872 Shipwreck (27 ton Cutter)
Thurland Castle		1877 Shipwreck
Tiri Tiri		1875 Shipwrecks
Titania			1865-66 Shipwreck
Torea			1877 Shipwreck
Torquil			1867 Shipwreck
Trade Wind		1873 Shipwreck
Tuapeka			1873 Shipwreck
Tui			1876 Shipwrecks
Twilight		1871 Shipwreck
Tyne			1868 Shipwreck

Ship "T. B. Taylor"
AJHR 1876 Section H26 page 17
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 31 Mar 1876
Name of Master		: John Henry SMITH
Age of Vessel		: 4 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 54
Number of Crew		: 5
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Ballast
Nature of Casualty	: Loss of mainmast
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Rocks Point N by E 24 miles
Wind Direction		: S
Wind Force		: Moderate breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Head of mainmast was decayed.

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


Date of Casualty	: 10 Dec 1875
Name of Master		: John SPIEGALTHAL
Age of Vessel		: S.S. 4 months
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 228
Number of Crew		: 29
Number of Passengers	: 4
Nature of Cargo		: Ballast
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Old Man Rock, 1/4-mile north-west of
			  Dog Island, Otago
Wind Direction		: 
Wind Force		: Calm


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Master ought to have exercised greater caution. Certificate
suspended for thirty days.

Ship "Tairoa"

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

1867 Mar 23	Master's Certificate No. 84 issued to Stephen
		TALL; examined by Captain THOMSON, Harbour
		Master, Otago (3)

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


Date of Casualty	: 27 May 1871
Name of Master		: G. McKINNAN
Age of Vessel		: S.S. 6 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 51
Number of Crew		: 8
Number of Passengers	: 2
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Molyneux River Bar
Wind Direction		: Westerly
Wind Force		: Moderate


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Master committed error in judgment in entering the river after
dark, and against ebb tide.

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


Date of Casualty	: 16 Nov 1878
Name of Master		: George Henry TRAYTE
Age of Vessel		: 9 months
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 79
Number of Crew		: 7
Number of Passengers	: 2
Nature of Cargo		: General Island produce
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Island of Aitutoki, Hervey Group
Wind Direction		: E
Wind Force		: Moderate


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Stress of weather.

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


Date of Casualty	: 12 Nov 1866
Age of Vessel		: 2 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 42
Number of Crew		: 4
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Coals
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Wind Direction		: 
Wind Force		: 
Place of Accident	: Hokitika


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Signals not distinguishable by master of steam tug.

Remarks
Total wreck.

Ship "Taranaki"

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

1867-1868	H. B. Francis was issued with General Pilotage
		Exemption Certificate No. 15 for the Ports
		Auckland, Manukau, Tauranga, Wellington, Picton,
		Taranaki, Lyttelton, Otago, Bluff (5)

Ship "Taranaki"
AJHR 1869 Section E4 page 30
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 19 Aug 1868
Age and Class of Vessel	: 3 years A1
Rig			: S.S.
Register Tonnage	: 298
Number of Crew		: 32
Number of Passengers	: 84
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Ran on Boat Rock and afterwards
			  foundered in deep water in Worser's Bay
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Wind Direction		: Baffling
Wind Force		: Light
Place of Accident	: Tory Channel, Cook Strait


Finding of Court of Inquiry
The wreck must have been caused by an unusual eddy tide. Master
and crew exonerated from all blame.

Remarks
Measures are now (July, 1869) being taken by the purchasers of
this wreck with a view to her recovery. She lies in about 17
fathoms. The Nautical Assessor was of opinion that the true
cause of this wreck was not clearly brought out at the inquiry.

Ship "Taranaki"
AJHR 1877 Section H29 page 28
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 07 Apr 1877
Name of Master		: Henry Joseph Calkin ANDREW
Age of Vessel		: 12 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 299
Number of Crew		: 27
Number of Passengers	: 14
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; loss of screw blade
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Shag Reef, East Coast of Middle
			  Island, New Zealand
Wind Direction		: E
Wind Force		: Fresh breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Casualty caused by the master having overrun his distance, and
mistaking Shag Point for Cape Saunders; master blamed for not
having taken soundings to ascertain his position.

Ship "Taranaki"
AJHR 1877 Section H29 page 29
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 25 May 1877
Name of Master		: John GRIFFITHS
Age of Vessel		: 12 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 298
Number of Crew		: 27
Number of Passengers	: 15
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Loss of bulwarks and boats
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: 17 miles NE of Cape Farewell
Wind Direction		: 
Wind Force		: Whole gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Heavy sea struck vessel, carrying away skylights, boats, &c.

Ship "Tararua"
 1867 ... ..	General Pilotage Exemption Certificate No. 5 is
		issued to James HAGLEY for the ports of Manakau,
		Wellington, Lyttelton, Otago and Bluff (4)

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


Date of Casualty	: 16 Feb 1870
Name of Master		: D. MANNING
Age of Vessel		: 
Rig			: Cutter
Register Tonnage	: 15
Number of Crew		: 2
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Ballast
Nature of Casualty	: Collison with "Luna"
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: About a quarter mile from the North
			  Head, Auckland
Wind Direction		: 
Wind Force		: Light


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Neglect on the part of the master of the "Tartar" in not using
the lights required by regulations.

Ship "Tasmanian Maid"

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

1867 May 06	Master's Certificate No. 91 issued to William
		SOUTER; examined by Captain TURNBULL, Harbour
		Master, Westland (3)

Ship "Tasmanian Maid"
AJHR 1868 Section E6 page 18
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 16 Jan 1868
Age and Class of Vessel	: 10 years
Rig			: P.S.
Register Tonnage	: 53
Number of Crew		: 13
Number of Passengers	: 6
Nature of Cargo		: Potatoes &c.
Nature of Casualty	: Struck a reef
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Wind Direction		: 
Wind Force		: Fine weather
Place of Accident	: Long Reef, Taranaki


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Master blamed for steering too close in shore.

Remarks
Total loss.

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


Date of Casualty	: 24 Jul 1870
Name of Master		: Ed. V. BOLGER
Age of Vessel		: S.S. 3 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 68
Number of Crew		: 14
Number of Passengers	: 4 (and is supposed more)
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Collision with "Enterprise"; total loss
			  of both vessels
Number of Lives Lost	: 18
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 "Tauranga"
AJHR 1876 Section H26 page 19
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 4 Jun 1876
Name of Master		: Henry DIVERS
Age of Vessel		: 12 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 61
Number of Crew		: 
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: 
Nature of Casualty	: Collision with "Peri"
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 "Teviotdale"
AJHR 1876 Section H26 page 13
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 29 Jul 1875
Name of Master		: Lauchlan NICOL
Age of Vessel		: 6 years, Aa1 100 Lloyd's
Rig			: Ship
Register Tonnage	: 1259
Number of Crew		: 26
Number of Passengers	: 31
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Loss of life
Number of Lives Lost	: 1
Place of Accident	: Lat. 42o 39'S., Long. 62o 12'E
Wind Direction		: SSE
Wind Force		: 


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Nil.

Ship "Thane"

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

1866 Jan 26	Engineer's Certificate issued to Peter MORRISON (2)


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


Date of Casualty	: 21 Sep 1866
Age of Vessel		: S.S. 8 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 118
Number of Crew		: 12
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Coals
Nature of Casualty	: Total wreck
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Wind Direction		: 
Wind Force		: Light breeze
Place of Accident	: Grey River


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Sudden stoppage of engines when crossing bar; presumably the
fault of engineer.

Remarks
Total wreck; Engineer's certificate cancelled.

Ship "Thane of Fyfe"
AJHR 1869 Section E4 page 31
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 18 Sep 1868
Age and Class of Vessel	: 
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 121
Number of Crew		: 8
Number of Passengers	: 2
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded on a sunken reef
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Wind Direction		: NE
Wind Force		: Strong
Place of Accident	: Lanthala Island, Fiji, bore NE by E,
			  distant 6 miles from place of accident


Finding of Court of Inquiry
No report.

Remarks
Total wreck. Not sufficient evidence as to the causes of the
accident.

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


Date of Casualty	: 01 Apr 1877
Name of Master		: Charles Nicholas ABRAHAMSON
Age of Vessel		: 1 year
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 36
Number of Crew		: 4
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Ballast
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Rocks about 2.5 miles to northward
			  of Disaster Point, Cloudy Bay
Wind Direction		: SE to E
Wind Force		: Whole gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Casualty caused by the defective condition of the vessel,
which could neither beat nor stay properly.

Ship "Thomas S. Stowe"
AJHR 1876 Section H26 page 13
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 12 Jul 1875
Name of Master		: James Booth DARLING
Age of Vessel		: 12 years, Aa 100
Rig			: Barque
Register Tonnage	: 686
Number of Crew		: 16
Number of Passengers	: 1
Nature of Cargo		: Wool, grain, tallow, and flour
Nature of Casualty	: Loss of sails and bulwarks; cargo
			  shifted
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Lat. 48o 24'S., Long. 152o 2'E
Wind Direction		: W by S
Wind Force		: Hurricane


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Nil

Ship "Three Sisters"
AJHR 1867 Section E6 page 22
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 8 Sep 1866
Age and Class of Vessel	: 7 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 34
Number of Crew		: 4
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Wind Direction		: N
Wind Force		: Strong gale
Place of Accident	: Nelson Haven

Finding of Court of Inquiry
Through attempting to enter without a pilot.

Ship "Three Sisters"
AJHR 1873 Section H19A pages 13
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 8 Aug 1872
Name of Master		: James DUNN
Age of Vessel		: 14 years
Rig			: Cutter
Register Tonnage	: 27
Number of Crew		: 3
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Firewood
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Wangapa River, North end Great Barrier
Wind Direction		: SW
Wind Force		: Light


Finding of Court of Inquiry
No blame attached to master or crew, who used every effort to
save the vessel.

Ship "Thurland Castle"
AJHR 1877 Section H29 page 26
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 05 Feb 1877
Name of Master		: William ARDERSON
Age of Vessel		: 1 year
Rig			: Ship
Register Tonnage	: 1244
Number of Crew		: 26
Number of Passengers	: 41
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Loss of life
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Latitude 35o 59'S; long., 168o 1'E
Wind Direction		: SW
Wind Force		: Strong


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Man accidentally fell overboard while drawing water to wash the
decks, vessel not being fitted with a pump aft.

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


Tonnage			: 56 41-100
Description		: Screw Steamer
Whether insured		: Not stated
Nature of Casualty	: Total Loss
Where casualty occurred	: Hokitika

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


Date of Casualty	: 18 Oct 1877
Name of Master		: John GRUNDY
Age of Vessel		: 2 years 6 months
Rig			: Schooner, F. and A.
Register Tonnage	: 70
Number of Crew		: 6
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Timber
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Off Cape Campbell Reef
Wind Direction		: NNW
Wind Force		: Nearly calm


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Casualty caused by baffling winds and the current.

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


Date of Casualty	: 7 Jun 1867
Age and Class of Vessel	: 
Rig			: Barque
Register Tonnage	: 294
Number of Crew		: 11
Number of Passengers	: 4
Nature of Cargo		: Guano
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Wind Direction		: 
Wind Force		: Light air
Place of Accident	: Spirit's Bay

Finding of Court of Inquiry
Caused by choking of pumps; master acted for the best.

Remarks
Total loss.

Ship "Trade Wind"
AJHR 1874 Section H22 page 14
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 20 Aug 1873
Name of Master		: Samuel Richard SAVOY
Age of Vessel		: 15 months
Rig			: Cutter
Register Tonnage	: 19
Number of Crew		: 3
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Flour and Sundries
Nature of Casualty	: Capsized & foundered; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Between Rangitoto and Wangaparoa, in
			  Hauraki Gulf
Wind Direction		: Sudden gust
Wind Force		: Heavy


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Vessel capsized by squall from unexpected quarter; no blame to
master.

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


Date of Casualty	: 22 Oct 1873
Name of Master		: John PATERSON
Age of Vessel		: P.S. 10 years
Rig			: 
Register Tonnage	: 24
Number of Crew		: 5
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Potatoes, 21 tons
Nature of Casualty	: Partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Molyneux River, 1 mile above Coal Point
Wind Direction		: 
Wind Force		: 


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Force of current caused her to strike against snag.

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


Date of Casualty	: 25 Mar 1871
Name of Master		: W. MEIKLEJOHN
Age of Vessel		: 2.5 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 55
Number of Crew		: 5
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Kauri Gum
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 2
Place of Accident	: Rahu Bay, near Cape Maria Van Diemen
Wind Direction		: SW
Wind Force		: Whole gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Stress of weather; no blame to master.

Ship "Tyne"
AJHR 1869 Section E4 page 32
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 6 Dec 1868
Age and Class of Vessel	: 18 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 33
Number of Crew		: 4
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Wool
Nature of Casualty	: Total wreck
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Wind Direction		: NW
Wind Force		: Strong
Place of Accident	: Within the entrance to Wellington
			  Harbour


Finding of Court of Inquiry
The vessel was lost through her missing stays when too near the
lee-shore to wear round or anchor. The Court could not agree
with the Nautical Assessor as to whether the master was or was
not to blame.

Remarks
The vessel broke up in a few days. She had no flags on board
for making the usual signals of distress.


(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)

(5) AJHR 1868 Section E6 page 12 Return of General Pilotage
Exemption Certificates which have been issued, Harbours of more
than one province, during the Financial Year 1867-1868". 
(Note: Certificate numbers 1-95 can be viewed at Archives NZ 
Wellington; Reference TR W2686 Ex 1 Pilotage Exemption Certificates 
[1-95] 1867-1869)