Ship "Tawera" 55 ton Schooner


1873 Aug 01	Shipwreck
1875 Mar 08	Shipwreck
1875 Oct ..	Shipwreck

AJHR 1874 Section H22 page 14
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 1 Aug 1873
Name of Master		: Joseph KENNEDY
Age of Vessel		: 10 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 55
Number of Crew		: 
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Bar Turanganui River, Poverty Bay
Wind Direction		: SW
Wind Force		: Light


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Vessel drew too much water for bar.


AJHR 1875 Section H12A page 13
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 8 Mar 1875
Name of Master		: Robert CHURCH
Age of Vessel		: 13 years
Rig			: Ketch
Register Tonnage	: 55
Number of Crew		: 
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: 
Nature of Casualty	: Burning; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Mechanic's Bay, Auckland
Wind Direction		: 
Wind Force		: 


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Cause of casualty not discovered.
AJHR 1876 Section H26 page 15
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: Oct 1875
Name of Master		: Robert CHURCH
Age of Vessel		: 12 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 55
Number of Crew		: 5
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Ballast
Nature of Casualty	: Not known; supposed stranded; total
			  loss
Number of Lives Lost	: Supposed 5 (all hands)
Place of Accident	: About 14 miles N of Kaipara, Auckland
Wind Direction		: 
Wind Force		: Not known


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Supposed to have been driven ashore by force of gale.