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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 


Vallejo			1876 Shipwreck
Venture			1872 Shipwreck
Venus			1878 Shipwreck
Vernon			1865-66 Shipwreck
Victoria		1872 Shipwreck (17 ton Schooner)
Victoria		1875 Shipwreck (23 ton Cutter)
Victoria		1877 Collison (310 ton Barque)
Victoria		1878 Shipwreck (22 ton Cutter)
Vincent			1876 Shipwreck
Vistula			1867 Shipwreck
Vixen			1867 Shipwrecks

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


Date of Casualty	: 2 Jul 1876
Name of Master		: David THOMAS
Age of Vessel		: 5 years
Rig			: Barque
Register Tonnage	: 652
Number of Crew		: 18
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Loss of life
Number of Lives Lost	: 1
Place of Accident	: Lat. 44o 26' S, Long. 48o 46'E
Wind Direction		: NW
Wind Force		: Gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Apprentice lost overboard from main-topsail yard during gale; no
blame to any one on board.

AJHR 1873 Section H19A pages 13
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 11 Aug 1872
Name of Master		: Gilbert BROWN
Age of Vessel		: 7 years
Rig			: Ketch
Register Tonnage	: 20
Number of Crew		: 3
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Ballast
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Cape Campbell Reef
Wind Direction		: NW
Wind Force		: Strong gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Casualty caused by thick and rough weather.

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


Date of Casualty	: 5 Aug 1878
Name of Master		: John KING
Age of Vessel		: 1 year
Rig			: Ketch
Register Tonnage	: 38
Number of Crew		: 3
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Timber
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: First rocky point to eastward
			  Wangawai Roadstead, Mahia, Hawke's Bay
Wind Direction		: N
Wind Force		: Strong breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Casualty caused by vessel not being got under weigh soon enough.

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


Tonnage			: 891
Description		: Ship
Whether insured		: Not stated
Nature of Casualty	: Damaged
Where casualty occurred	: At sea

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


Date of Casualty	: 17 Sep 1872
Name of Master		: Topi
Age of Vessel		: Not known
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 17
Number of Crew		: 2
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: 
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Entrance to Awanui River
Wind Direction		: SE
Wind Force		: Light


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Wind suddenly fell. Strong tide carried vessel on rocks.

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


Date of Casualty	: 4 Jul 1875
Name of Master		: Matthew MARTIN
Age of Vessel		: 10 years
Rig			: Cutter
Register Tonnage	: 23
Number of Crew		: 2
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Ballast
Nature of Casualty	: Collision with "Start"; partial
			  loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Commercial Bay, Auckland
Wind Direction		: W
Wind Force		: Strong gale


Finding of Court of Inquiry
"Victoria" dragged her anchors through force of gale, and came
down upon "Start".

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


Date of Casualty	: 17 Jun 1877
Name of Master		: John SCHIMMINS
Age of Vessel		: 
Rig			: Barque
Register Tonnage	: 310
Number of Crew		: 10
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Coal
Nature of Casualty	: Collision with "Christiana"
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Under the North Head, Auckland Harbour
Wind Direction		: WNW
Wind Force		: Moderate


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Collision caused by negligence of those in charge of
"Christiana" in not having a light burning.

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


Date of Casualty	: 4 Jul 1878
Name of Master		: Manuel Joseph SILVA
Age of Vessel		: 13 years
Rig			: Cutter
Register Tonnage	: 22
Number of Crew		: 4
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Ballast
Nature of Casualty	: Foundered; total loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: About half distance between Rangitoto
			  and Tiritiri, in about mid-channel
Wind Direction		: SE to NW
Wind Force		: Squally


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Casualty caused by carelessness and incompetency of master, who
holds no certificate.

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


Date of Casualty	: 11 Apr 1876
Name of Master		: Charles BURKE
Age of Vessel		: 4 years
Rig			: Cutter
Register Tonnage	: 20
Number of Crew		: 3
Number of Passengers	: 1
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Collision with "Rowena"; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Under Mount Monganui, Tauranga Harbour
Wind Direction		: SW
Wind Force		: Light


Finding of Court of Inquiry
The "Rowena" to blame. Master, D. SELLARS, and mate, John
McKENZIE, reprimanded.

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


Date of Casualty	: 31 Jul 1867
Age and Class of Vessel	: 10 years
Rig			: Brigantine
Register Tonnage	: 133
Number of Crew		: 7
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Timber
Nature of Casualty	: Total wreck
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Wind Direction		: SSE
Wind Force		: Fresh gale
Place of Accident	: Oamaru Beach

Finding of Court of Inquiry
Negligence, and perhape drunkenness, 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