NAME OF SHIP YEAR MASTER's NAME Page 142 TYPE OF VESSEL SERVICE SOURCE ------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE ADVENTURE 1828 Schooner NZ Wrecks Known to the Maoris as "Tohora". Of 29 tons was lost on her second visit to NZ. Sailed from Sydney 29/5/1828 for Taranaki. Driven ashore whilst at anchor at Otaikokako & though refloated later sank. THE BROTHERS 1814 Tairua Carried kauri spars from Kennedy Bay to Sydney. THE PORTLAND 1910 Scow Hold Schooner Phantom Built at Auckland by Niccol. in 1975 was in the South Island. THE THREE BROTHERS 1869 Ketch NZ Wrecks Was wrecked at Lyttelton during a storm on April 3rd 1869. THERESA 1877 Schooner NZ Wrecks Of 36 tons built at Heathcote Canterbury in 1876 was totally wrecked on 1st April 1877 at Disaster Point Cloudy Bay. THETIS 1866 Ketch NZ Wrecks Of 27 tons, built at Akaroa in 1860, was wrecked on Kaiapoi Bar on December 18th 1866. THISTLE 1863 .... BISSETT Cutter NZ Wrecks Of 17tons, was wrecked at Kawhia Bar on July 3rd 1863 with the loss of all on board including a passenger.. Captain Bissett. THISTLE 1868 Cutter NZ Wrecks Of 28 tons built at Waipu in 1866, was wrecked at Bream Head en route Auckland to Waipu with stores and 18 passengers on 30th March 1868. Two passengers drowned, and two had broken legs, THISTLE 1894 Scow Ketch Phantom Built at Oamaha by Darroch. Converted to a barge and register closed in 1939, then wrecked on Motiti Island a few years later THOMAS BRYAN 1917 Steamer Wreck Book Built in Scotland in 1917 of 93 tons. she sank on 10th June 1928 in dirty weather betwen Port Charles & Waikawau Creek Coromandel NAME OF SHIP YEAR MASTER's NAME Page 143 TYPE OF VESSEL SERVICE SOURCE ------------------------------------------------------------------------ THREE BROTHERS 1847 Schooner NZ Wrecks Of 33 tons built at Queen Charlotte Sound in April 1842, sank in Porirua Harbour. Certificate of registry cancelled 16 January 1847. THREE SISTERS 1866 Schooner NZ Wrecks Of 34 tons built in 1859, was wrecked on Arrow Rock at the entrance to Nelson Haven on September 15th 1866. THREE SISTERS 1868 Schooner NZ Wrecks Was driven ashore at Lyttelton on 3rd February 1868. THREE SISTERS 1872 Cutter NZ Wrecks Of 26 tons built at Mahurangi in 1858, stranded in the Whangapa River at Great Barrier Island on 8th August 1872. No lives were lost in the accident. TIARE TAPORO Argosy At Auckland 1962 TIGER 1867 Schooner NZ Wrecks Of 28 tonsd and built at Blackwall River Tasmania was wrecked near Fox River in early April 1867. TIMANDRA GEN 88 374 Sailed Plymouth 2 November 1841 arrived New Plymouth 23 February 1841 (surely should read 1842) TIME AND TRUTH 1863 .... SLATER Barque NZ Wrecks Of 539 tons en route from Melbourne to Bluff with 2,600 sheep of whom over 2,000 drowned. Was wrecked at Bluff Harbour on 3rd January 1863. - Captain Slater. TITANIA 1865 Joshua HAYNES Steamer Of 56 tons built at Dumbarton in 1854, under Capt Joseph Haynes, was was wrecked while attempting to enter Hokitika on June 19th 1865, no lives were lost. TOA 1927 Motor Ship Northern SS Co North Built Auckland of 208 tons - Sold to the Kaiapoi Shipping Co in 1961 and then to Suva interests renamed PAERIMU and sailed for Fiji after an auction in 1974. NAME OF SHIP YEAR MASTER's NAME Page 144 TYPE OF VESSEL SERVICE SOURCE ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TOFUA 1908 Twin screw Union SS Co Plowman Built Dumbarton in 1908 of 4,345 tons for the Aus-NZ pacific islands route. Troopship in 1916. In 1919 on the trans pacific route to Frisco. Laid up 1932 in Auckland - broken up in Japan in 1934. TONGARIRO 1878 Paddle Waitemata Ferry Waitemata Built 1878 of 93 tons in Scotland for ANSSFCo. Register closed 1909 TONGARIRO 1883 Single screw NZ Shipping Co Plowman Built Glasgow 1883 of 4,163 tons, Used UK-NZ till 9/12/1897 then laid up in UK til sold for UK-Canada trade till sold to India as hospital ship. TONGARIRO 1901 Twin Screws NZ Shipping Co Plowman Built 1901 Newcastle for UK-NZ trade. Ran on rocks 30/8/1916 off Portland Island NZ and was total loss. TONGARIRO 1901 Steamer Wreck Book Built in England in 1901 of 5220 tons sank on 30th August 1916 in fair weather off Bull Rock Portland Isle while steaming from Auckland to Wellington. TOREA 1912 Aux Schooner Northern SS Co North Built Auckland in 1912 of 50 tons. Laid up in 1930's. TOROA 1925 Screw Waitemata Ferry Waitemata Built 1925 by Niccol of 308 tons for DSFCo.. 1960 North Shore Ferries Ltd. TORQUIL 1867 Robert KNARSTON Barque NZ Wrecks Of 294 tonsunder Captain Robert Knarston beached in Spirits Bay off North Cape on 7th June 1867 and became a total loss. TORRINGTON 1851 Brig NZ Wrecks of 128 tons was wrecked at Lyttelton on June 27th 1851. TORTOISE 1841 H.M.Ship Tairua A storeship of 962 tons with two guns, Sailed Spithead Sep 1841 with convicts for Australia then arrived Bay of Islands March 1842. Loaded 103 masts. Sailed for UK with widow and family of Gov Hobson. NAME OF SHIP YEAR MASTER's NAME Page 145 TYPE OF VESSEL SERVICE SOURCE ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TORY 1839 Barque NZ Company NZ Wrecks Of 382 tons, sailed from Plymouth 12/5/1839 with 8 passengers incl Col Wakefield,arriving Ship Cove on 17/8/1839. Grounded at Kaipara on 19/12/1839, was refloated, repaired arr Wgton 7/3/1840 TOTARA 1880 Scow Schooner Phantom Built Whangaroa by Lane & Brown. Converted to a barge and register closed in 1909. TOWNSHIP OF TAURANGA 1862 Schooner NZ Wrecks Of 26 tons built at Taurnaga in 1859 was wrecked at Auckland on April 7th 1862 during very severe gales TRAMP 1902 Scow Schooner Phantom Built at Auckland by Niccol, Abandoned off NSW coast in 1913. TRAMP 1909 Scow Tairua Reported in the Auckland Weekly news of 29/3/1909 to have capsized in a gale off Slipper Island near Tairua. TRANSFER 1841 Brig NZ Wrecks Wecked on or about 21 Auguast 1841 at Akaroa. She was of 173 tons and had sailed from Wellington on 2nd August 1841 bound for the Chatham Islands. TRAVELLER'S BRIDE 1866 .... QUAIL Ketch NZ Wrecks Of 32 tons built Brisbane Water NSW in 1840, was wrecked at end of February 1866 at Okarito. Capt Quail. TRENT 1843 Schooner NZ Wrecks Sailed from Tauranga for Auckland end of November 1843 and was never seen again. TRIAD 1874 Cutter NZ Wrecks Was smashed to pieces during ENE gales in Auckland on 7th February 1874 TRIAD 1874 Cutter NZ Wrecks Was smashed to pieces during ENE gales in Auckland on 7th February 1874 NAME OF SHIP YEAR MASTER's NAME Page 146 TYPE OF VESSEL SERVICE SOURCE ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TRITON 1866 Brigantine NZ Wrecks Of 120 tons under Capt R Spencer, was wrecked in Palliser Bay when bound from Port Chalmers to Newcastle, on June 10th 1866. No lives lost. TRIUMPH 1849 .... PORTER Schooner NZ Wrecks Of 12 tons built at Riwaka Nelson, in 1848, was lost at the Waiirua River Marlborough in June 1849. Captain Porter TRIUMPH 1868 .... CLARKSON Schooner NZ Wrecks Under Capt Clarkson was drievn ashore at Kaikoura in March 1868. TUAHINE 1905 Scow Ketch Phantom Built at Oamaha by Darroch, finished up on the hard at Point Chevalier. TUAPEKA 1874 Stern Wheel Steamer NZ Wrecks Of 24 tons built at Dunedin in 1863 sank on the Clutha River early in September 1874. TUHOE 1919 Aux Ketch Northern SS Co North Built Auckland of 186 tons. Served Pacici theatre in 1942-45. Bought Blenheim in 1961 then sold to Kaiapoi Shipping Co & used Kaiapoi-Napier. Converted to line fishing but became unseaworthy. TUI 1875 Iron Steamer Wreck Book Built in NZ in 1875 of 64 tons she sank on 1st November 1886 in Chaffers passage after striking Barretts Reef in thick weather. TURAKINA 1902 Twin Screws NZ Shipping Co Plowman Built 1901 Newcastle, 8,073 tons for UK-NZ trade. 60 1st, 50 2nd & 80 3rd class passengers. Lost by U-boat torpedo 120 miles of Scilly Is 13/8/17 TUVALU Motor Vessel Wreck Book Of 140 tons she went ashore on 11th Janaury 1967 4Km SE of Glenburn homestead while en route Noumea to Nelson. She lies 15Km south of Flat rock on the Wairarapa coast. TWILIGHT 1871 W. MEIKLEJOHN Schooner NZ Wrecks Of 55 tons built at Omaha in 1868. as wrecked on March 25th 1871 in Rahu Bay near Cape Maria Van Diemen. Two crew drowned NAME OF SHIP YEAR MASTER's NAME Page 147 TYPE OF VESSEL SERVICE SOURCE ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TWO BROTHERS 1847 NZ Wrecks Lost at East Coast in July 1847. TWO SISTERS 1866 Cutter NZ Wrecks Of 19 tons, built at North Shore Auckland in 1863, foundered off Whangaparaoa on June 25th 1866 TYNE Wooden Barque Wreck Book Of 427 tons she sank on 4th July 1845 near Sinclair Head Wellington in a storm. TYNE 1845 Barque NZ Wrecks Of 427 tons she left Gravesend on February 24th 1845 bound for Nelson but proceeded to Wellington due to a gale. She was driven ashore at Sinclair Head on 4th July 1845. All hands were saved. TYNE 1868 Schooner NZ Wrecks Went ashore at entrance to Wellington Harbour on Dec 6th 1868. TYRONE 1901 Steamer Wreck Book Built in Ireland in 1901 this twin screw steamer of 4295 tons sank on 27th September 1913 on rocks south of Otago Heads while en route from Lyttelton to Dunedin UIRA 1863 Schooner NZ Wrecks Of 26 tons built at Bay of Plenty in 1853, capsized off Akaroa Heads on 22nd March 1863. Master drowned but two were saved. ULIMAROA 1908 Twin screw Huddart Ltd Plowman Built 1908 at Dundee of 5,777 tons for the trans Tasman route. Converted to troopship in 1916. Laid up 1933 and scrapped 1934. ULITEA 1840 Schooner NZ Wrecks Reported by another vessel to have been lost on the eastern coast.No other information is avaliable UNA 1875 Andrew CHRISTOFFERSEN Screw Steamer NZ Wrecks Of 25tons ketch rigged built Poplar London in 1871 foundered in Napier Roadstead 15th February 1875. NAME OF SHIP YEAR MASTER's NAME Page 148 TYPE OF VESSEL SERVICE SOURCE ------------------------------------------------------------------------ UNA 1883 Scow Schooner Phantom Built at Oamaha by Darroch. Broken up at Normantown Queensland in 1903. UNCLE JOHN 1861 .... JONES Schooner NZ Wrecks Of 20 tons - Captain Jones - went ashore on the night of of 12th April 1861 at Mohaka. No lives lost. UNCLE SAM 1846 Schooner NZ Wrecks Of 25 tons and registered at Auckland was built at Waiheke Is in 1844. Lost in heavy weather off East Cape early in June 1846 at Long Point Hawkes Bay. All crew were saved. UNDINE 1856 Schooner NZ Wrecks Of 22 tons built at Auckland in 1846 by Henry Niccol, parted her cable at Kennedy Bay near Cape Colville and with nobody on board was driven out to sea and went ashore Great Mercury Island on May 18th 1856 UNDINE 1865 Schooner NZ Wrecks Of 20 tons, built at Nelson as a screw steamer in 1861, stranded at Greymouth during October 1865. UNION 1860 Schooner NZ Wrecks Sailed from Newcastle NSW with cargo of coal for Manukau on June 29th 1860, wreckage found on beach four miles north of Manukau . All hands lost. UNION 1865 Cutter NZ Wrecks Wrecked off Johnsons Reef on July 13th 1865 when bound to Matakana from Panmure. No lives lost. UNION 1873 A. McCALLUM Brig NZ Wrecks Of 158 tons and was in ballast when she went ashore at Whangaroa Bay on 28th July 1873. UNITED BROTHERS 1874 Stephen TALL Schooner NZ Wrecks Of 50 tons and built Port Esperance Tasmania in 1851. Beached at Papakaio Point on October 3rd 1874 to prevent her foundering. UNO 1865 .... McMECKAN Steamer NZ Wrecks Of 35 tons built at Melbourne in 1864, under Capt McMeckan, struck the bar at Grey River on 18th November 1865. NAME OF SHIP YEAR MASTER's NAME Page 149 TYPE OF VESSEL SERVICE SOURCE ------------------------------------------------------------------------ URUROA 1900 Scow Hold Schooner Phantom Built at Whangaroa by Lane & Brown. Wrecked south of Wanganui in 1908 VALCONA 1840 Topsail Schooner NZ Wrecks Of about 200 tons left Whakatane for Maketu and anchored off the entrance in February 1840 and was driven ashore by a gale. VALENTINE HELLICAR 1859 .... McPHERSON Schooner NZ Wrecks Two masted and of 59 tons under Capt McPherson, was wrecked on Otaki Beach en route from Melbourne to Port Cooper with 20 passengers, No lives were lost. VECTUS 1912 Scow Cutter Phantom Built Tauranga by JD Brain. Converted to a barge in 1922. VENTURE 1872 Ketch NZ Wrecks Of 21 tons Built at Auckland in 1864. Struck Cape Campbell reef on August 11th 1872 and was beached at Flaxbourne. VENUS 1806 Brig NZ Wrecks Mutined crew killed by Maoris in Bay of Islands in December 1806 , and the veseel burned. VESPER 1902 Scow Ketch Phantom Built Auckland by Mailey & Lowe. Finished up on the beach at Havelock VICTORIA 1847 Gov't Vessel Moore P102 Capt Moore appointed to take command in June 1848 which he failed to do. VICTORIA 1868 Schooner NZ Wrecks Sank in Lake Whakatipu on 2nd January 1868 when on a trip from Queenstown to Kingston. One drowned. VICTORIA 1872 Schooner NZ Wrecks Of 17 tons Built at Auckland in 1850. Stranded on rocks at the entrance to the Awanui River on 17th September 1872. NAME OF SHIP YEAR MASTER's NAME Page 150 TYPE OF VESSEL SERVICE SOURCE ------------------------------------------------------------------------ VICTORIA 1878 Cutter NZ Wrecks Of 23 tons built at Kennedy's Bay Coromandel in 1865, foundered in mid channel between Rangitoto & Tititiri Island on July 4th 1878. VICTORIA 1881 Paddle Waitemata Ferry Waitemata Built 1881 of 147 tons by Bailey for DSFCo. Register closed 1922 . VICTORIA 1918 Single Screw Huddart P Ltd Plowman Built 1918 Dundee, 2,969 tons for Tasman trade, and later China trade. Sold Feb 1925 to French renamed GOUVERNEUR GENERAL ROUME. Lost 1941 VICTORIAN 1876 single screw Adelaide Steam Plowman Built Glasgow. Served Australian ports. Gutted by fire 21 Aug 1895. Later served as hulk & scuttled 8 May 1925. VICTORY 1861 James TOOGOOD Steamer NZ Wrecks An iron screw steamer of 426 tons built at Dumbasrton in 1849, lengthened (737 Tons) was wrecked at Wickcliffe Bay Otago heads on 3rd July 1861 - Chief Officer drunk. Captain James Toogood. VILLAGE BELL 1867 Brigantine NZ Wrecks Was lost at sea after sailing from Bluff on 25th April 1867 for Newcastle NSW. VINDEX 1883 Scow Ketch Phantom Built Auckland by Chas Bailey. Sank at the mouth of the Hutt river and became a total loss 1939 VINDEX 1908 Scow Mitcalfe Built in 1897 and sunk in 1939 at mouth of Hutt River. Picture of boats in 1908 Anniversary Day Regatta. VISION 1865 Cutter NZ Wrecks Of 18 tons, built at Offical Bay Auckland 1860, went ashore inside Whangaparaoa on December 24th 1865 VISTULA 1862 Schooner NZ Wrecks Wrecked at Auckland on April 7th 1862 during very severe gales NAME OF SHIP YEAR MASTER's NAME Page 151 TYPE OF VESSEL SERVICE SOURCE ------------------------------------------------------------------------ VISTULA 1867 .... PATON Brigantine NZ Wrecks Of 133 tons built at Arbroath Scotland in 1857 went ashore at Oamaru on 31st July 1867 . Captain Paton was in command, VITTORIA 1840 Barque NZ Wrecks Of 281 tons she sailed from Sydney 9/2/1840 and struck Farewell Spit on 29/2/1840, and was a total loss. VIVID 1866 .... SCHON Schooner NZ Wrecks Of 26 tons, built at Great Barrier in 1848, Sprung a leak at sea and then beached at Whangewehi on July 17th 1866. Capt Schon VIXEN 1867 .... MOODY Schooner NZ Wrecks Of 17 tons built at Akaroa in 1863 commanded by Captain Moody, went ashore on Ninety Mile Beach on 1st August 1867. Master and mate were drowned. VIXEN 1883 Scow Ketch Phantom Built Auckland by Chas Bailey. Used as fill at the Auckland Harbour Bridge approaches. WAHINE 1913 Wgton-Lyttelton MM Wgton Built 1913, of 4,436 tons. In three wars. In 1951 carrying troops to Korea War, wrecked on Masela Is near Darwin. WAHINE 1966 Twin screw Wreck Book Built in Scotland in 1966 of 3930 tons she sank on 10th April 1968 in a severe gale while on a voyage from Lyttelton to Welli- -ngton. 51 lives lost. She foundered after striking Barrett's Reef. WAI-ITI 1891 Iron Barque Wreck Book Built in Norway of 690 tons she was deliberately sunk as a hulk in 1935 in Starvation Bay Lyttelton. Was formerly DUKE OF ARGYLE and SIGNE. WAIHOPAI 1877 Peter CURRON Schooner NZ Wrecks Of 51 tons with twin screws subsequently altered to schooner, ran ashore near Pencarrow Heads Wellington on November 10th 1877 WAIKARE 1897 Single Screw Union SS Co Plowman Built 1897 at Dumbarton of 3.071 tons. Used on the 'horseshoe' service, trans-tasman and to South Island. Wrecked Dusky Sound 4/1/1910 NAME OF SHIP YEAR MASTER's NAME Page 152 TYPE OF VESSEL SERVICE SOURCE ------------------------------------------------------------------------ WAIKARE 1897 Steamer Wreck Book Built in Scotland in 1897 of 1901 tons she sank on 4th June 1910 after striking an uncharted rock while on her way from Dusky Sound to Dunedin. She lies near Stop Island in Dusky Sound. WAIKONINI 1901 Scow Schooner Phantom Built at Auckland by Robert Martin. By 1975 was a derelict in Parengarenga Harbour. WAIKOUAITI 1914 Steamer Wreck Book Built in Germany in 1914 of 2370 tons she sank on 28th November 1939 on Dog Island, Bluff while en route Sydney to Lyttelton. WAIMANA 1899 Aux Ketch Northern SS Co North Built Whangaroa of 151 tons. Sold to M Walsh of Melbourne in 1904 who kept her till 1914. Many owners till finally RC Mission to New Guinea in 1947. WAIMARIE 1896 Steamer Northern SS Co North Built Auckland of 245 tons and served in NSS Co fleet till 1921 when laid up in Waihou River. Dismantled in Auckland 1929 and finally broken up in 1931. WAIOTAHI 1891 Steamer Northern SS Co North Built Auckland in 1891 of 278 tons. Served in the NSS Co fleet till 1934. She was broken up at Auckland in 1937. WAIPU 1874 Cutter NZ Wrecks Was totally wrecked at Whangaparaoa on February 7th 1874. WAIPU 1882 Scow Schooner Phantom Built Devonport by Darroch. Wrecked at Jones Bay Takatu Penincula in 1904. WAIPU 1916 Steamer Northern SS Co North Built Dunedin of 205 tons. In the NSS Co fleet till August 1935. Sold and renamed HOKITIKA in 1936. Saw WW2 service in Pacific 1942-45. Sold Noumea 1954 renamed COLORADO DEL MAR, HAVANNAH & BLUE PACIFIC. WAIRARAPA 1882 Single screw Union Steam Plowman Built Dumarton 1882 for Tasman trade. Wrecked 28 October 1894 on rocks off Great Barrier Island with loss of 121 persons NAME OF SHIP YEAR MASTER's NAME Page 153 TYPE OF VESSEL SERVICE SOURCE ------------------------------------------------------------------------ WAIRARAPA 1882 Steamer Wreck Book Built in Scotland in 1882 of 1023 tons she sank on 29th October 1894 at Great Barrier Island in thick fog with the loss of 135 lives. She lies near Miners Head. WAIROA 1894 Wood Steamer Wreck Book Built in NZ in 1894 of 49 tons she sank on 3rd February 1919 after striking the Tairua Bar on leaving harbour. WAIROA 1919 Steamship Tairua Built 1894 at Aratapu was captained by Captain Sellars was wrecked when trying to enter Tairua Harbour on 3/2/1919 and was a total loss on Pauanui Beach. WAITAKI 1876 Iron Steamer Wreck Book Built in Scotland in 1876 of 228 tons she sank on 23rd April 1887 near Cape Palliser en route from Napier to Wellington. WAITANGI 1889 Steamer Northern SS Co North Built Grangemouth of 171 tons as BANKS PENINSULA bought by NSS Co 1896 and served with them till 1911 then sold. Wrecked Patea River bar 5th May 1923. WAITANGI 1889 Steamer Wreck Book Built in England in 1889 of 21 tons she sank onm 5th May 1923 after striking the mole when entering the Patea River with a cargo of coal. WAITEMATA 1883 Scow Phantom Built at Auckland by John Graydon.. Wrecked at Matapouri in 1903 WAITOHI II 1932 Motor Ship Northern SS Co North Built Auckland as the ATUA bought by the NSS Co in 1934 and renamed. Used till 1961 then sold to Nelson. Laid up Waimakiriri River Kaiapoi Nov 1967 - Aug 1968 when sold to Solomon Islands WAIUKU 1913 Northern SS Co North Built Basingstoke but assembled at Onehunga 1913 of 76 tons. Used Onehunga-Waiuku route as a passenger ferry. Dismantled Auckland 1945=46. WAKATERE 1896 Paddle Thames service Waitemata Built 1896, the vessel served on the Auckland - Thames - Coromandel route for 30 years till 1926. NAME OF SHIP YEAR MASTER's NAME Page 154 TYPE OF VESSEL SERVICE SOURCE ------------------------------------------------------------------------ WAKATERE 1896 Paddle Steamer Northern SS Co North Built Dumbarton of 440 tons used on the Thames run. Worn out by dragging over shelly bottom shallows. Laid up 5th July 1926 and scrapped 1929 in Auckland. WAKATIPU 1876 single screw Union Steam Plowman Built Dumbarton 1876 of 1,797 tons. Served Tasman trade basically cargo, Laid up 1891 for modernisation. Laid up in Sydney 26/9/1921. WAKOOL 1865 Steamer Three masted steamer of 46 tons built at Goolwa South Australia in 1858, was wrecked at Hokitika on May 24th 1865. No lives were lost. WALLACE 1866 Schooner NZ Wrecks Of 40 tons built Dunedin struck a reef off Chaslands Mistake, South Otago on December 5th 1866. WANAKA 1876 Steamer Wreck Book Built in Scotland in 1876 of 278 tons she sank on 2nd April 1891 on Puketapu Reef New Plymouth. WANDERER 1861 Brig NZ Wrecks 24 years old this vessel stranded at Riverton Southland. No details are known. Wreck beleived to have been in April 1861. WANDERER 1873 Charles McLEAN Ketch NZ Wrecks Of 32 tons was wrecked at Timaru when her cables parted on 27th August 1873. WANDERER 1903 Scow Schooner Phantom Built at Auckland by Niccol. Was sunk and lost at mouth of the Hutt River in 1953. WANGANUI 1903 Schooner Northern SS Co North Built in Holland as CARLA of 351 tons. Had various owners till acquired by NSS Co in 1923 for use as a hulk. Stripped 1948 and then sunk outside Cuvier Island. WARILDA 1912 Twin Screw Adelaide SS Co. Plowman Built 1912 Dalmuir of 7,712 tons for the East-West Australian coastal service. Troopship in 1915 and a hospital ship in 1916 Torpedoed in English channel 3/8/1918 sank with loss of 123 lives. NAME OF SHIP YEAR MASTER's NAME Page 155 TYPE OF VESSEL SERVICE SOURCE ------------------------------------------------------------------------ WARIMOO 1892 Single Screw NZ & Aus SS Co Plowman Built 1892 at Newcastle of 3,529 tons with acc. for 233 passengers 1st class used on Pacific routes till 1901 then trans Tasman. Sold 1917 WARREGO 1883 Single Screw QLD SS Plowman Built Sunderland of 1,552 tons for Australian coastal trade. Laid up 1912 & used as coal hulk till bombed & sunk by Japs 19/2/1942 at Darwin WARRIOR 1898 Scow Phantom Built at Auckland by Niccol. Lost at Oakura Beach Taranaki in 1906. WATER LILY 1863 Ketch NZ Wrecks Stranded on the sandspit of the Sumner Bar about October 23rd 1863. WATER NYMPH 1868 Edwin Sinel BABOT Ship NZ Wrecks Of 548 tons built at Painboeuf, France in 1855, driven ashore at Oamaru on 3rd February 1868 under Capt Edwin Sinel Babot. WATERLOO 1833 Schooner NZ Wrecks Wrecked near Kapiti Island in October 1833. Of 66 tons the vessel was pillaged by Maoris and then burned. WATERMAN 1871 .... Le BRUN Brigantine NZ Wrecks Of 113 tons built in 1867. Stranded about 2 miles north of Hokitika on 20th July 1871. No lives were lost in the accident. WAVE 1846 Cutter NZ Wrecks Wrecked early in April 1846 at Manawatu. No lives lost. WAVE 1855 Cutter NZ Wrecks Was wrecked towards end of April 1855 at the entrance to Port Ahuriri through gross negligence. WAVERLEY 1864 .... MURDOCH Schooner NZ Wrecks Of 91 tons built at Waipu in 1863, commanded by Capt Murdoch, stranded at North Spit, Port Waikato on June 14th 1864, NAME OF SHIP YEAR MASTER's NAME Page 156 TYPE OF VESSEL SERVICE SOURCE ------------------------------------------------------------------------ WAVERLY 1883 Steamer Wreck Book Built NZ of 125 tons she was dismantled in Wellington in 1928 & towed to the Wairua River mouth Blenheim in June of that year where she was sunk as a breakwater. WEE TOTTIE 1864 .... ROBERTS Brig. NZ Wrecks Of 162 tons commanded by Capt Roberts, stranded at New Plymouth on 5th August 1864. No lives were lost. WEKA 1894 Steamer Northern SS Co North Built 1894 of 127 tons for the Waimuku-Onehunga route. Acquired by NSS Co in 1906 and used in Piako service. Sold 1919 renamed KEREPEEN. Sold Devonport 1923 and broken up 1940 and buried in reclamation. WELCOME 1904 Scow Schooner Phantom Built at Auckland by Niccol. Lost on Whakatane Bar in 1916. WELLINGON 1863 Steamer Northern SS Co North Built Port Glasgow of 365 tons for NZ Steam Nav Co. acquired by NSS Co in 1881 and served them till 1905. Sunk at Moehan Coromandel 31 Jan 1913 as a breakwater. WELLINGTON 1854 Ship Wreck Book Built in USA in 1854 of 696 tons this fully rigged ship sank on 7th March 1874 off Owhiro Bay Wellington during a gale while sailing from Wellington in ballast. WELLINGTON 1874 H.E. HILL Ship NZ Wrecks Of 696 tons built at Yarmouth Maine USA in 1854. Was totally wrecked between Lyall Bay & Sincliar Head on 7th March 1874, Cook and one seamn were drowned. WENDOUREE 182 Single screw Coal -Australia Plowman Built Leith in 1882 for the Australian coastal coal trade. Lost on 20 July 1898 without loss of life. WESTRALIA 1897 Single Screw Huddart Ltd Plowman Built 1897 at Sunderland of 2,884 tons carrying 180 passengers plus 200 steerage. Used trans-Tasman. Successful ship. Sunk by Japs Rabaul Jan 1942 WHAKAPAI 1896 Scow Schooner Phantom Built at Oamaha by Darroch. Capsized inside East Cape Island in 1901. NAME OF SHIP YEAR MASTER's NAME Page 157 TYPE OF VESSEL SERVICE SOURCE ------------------------------------------------------------------------ WHANGAROA 1893 Scow Hold Schooner Phantom Built Whangaroa by W Brown. Abandoned at Sea in 1911. WHITBY 1841 Moore P 56 Portrayed at anchor in Wellington Harbour by artist Heaphy. WHITE SWAN 1862 Steamer NZ Wrecks Of 335 tons built at Glasgow in 1854, was totally wrecked at Uruti Island souht of Castlepoint, on June 29th 1862. 65 passengers incl Chief Justice were all saved. WILD WAVE 1866 Schooner NZ Wrecks Of 93 tons built St Johns New Brunswick , was wrecked at Chatham Is. on July 17th 1866. WILD WAVE 1866 .... IFWERSON Schooner NZ Wrecks Of 70 tons built at Battery Point Tasmania in 1859, lost in Pelorus Sound near Opawa Bay on June 21st 1866. Five of crew were drowned. Capt Ifwerson survived as well as the cook. WILD WAVE 1875 J. CARALUS Schooner NZ Wrecks Was driven ashore on Ninety Mile Beach near Ashburton River on 5th June 1875. But was reloated safely at the second attempt. WILDFIRE 1865 W.M. TIZARD Schooner NZ Wrecks Of 38 tons built at Whangarei in 1862, was wrecked at Wairua near Whangarei (or Waireia Hokianga) on 10th March 1865 with the loss of her crew of four. Capt W.M.Tizard. WILL WATCH Australian Ketch Argosy Built NSW 1895 in Auckland in 1935. WILL WATCH 1841 Moore P 56 Portrayed at anchor in Wellington Harbour by artist Heaphy. WILL WATCH 1875 J. MOODIE Cutter NZ Wrecks Of 29 tons registered in Auckland in 1860?? when bound from Manakau to Bluff was wrecked at Chalky Inlet after capsizing on November 23rd 1875. Two lost. NAME OF SHIP YEAR MASTER's NAME Page 158 TYPE OF VESSEL SERVICE SOURCE ------------------------------------------------------------------------ WILLIAM 1863 Cutter NZ Wrecks Dragged her mooringsd and was dashed against the pier at Auckland during gale on June 21st 1863. WILLIAM 1865 Cutter Of 15 tons built at Mahurangi in 1849. Register closed with the entry "Wrecked in the Thames in 1865" WILLIAM 1866 .... COONEY Brigantine NZ Wrecks Built in NSW and commanded by Capt. Cooney, stranded on North Spit Hokitika on 12th March 1866 after arriving from Sydney. WILLIAM ACKERS 1876 D. LINDSAY Barque NZ Wrecks Of 299 tons built at Cumberland in 1836 was wrecked at Waipapa Point on 12th December 1876 with loss of eight lives. WILLIAM AND JAMES 1850 Cutter NZ Wrecks When bound from Manuaku to Wellington she went ashore south of Sugar Loaf Island on August 2nd 1850. One woman passenger was drowned. WILLIAM AND JOHN 1851 Cutter NZ Wrecks Was wrecked at Lyttelton on June 27th 1851. WILLIAM AND MARY 1866 Schooner NZ Wrecks Wwas wrecked whilst under tow from Hokitika to Greymouth on January 9th 1866. when the towing paddle steamer grounded on entering the Grey River. WILLIAM AND MARY 1875 J. STEVENS Schooner NZ Wrecks Of 47 tons built at Footscray near Melbourne in 1864, capsized 30 miles NW of Kapiti Island on 5th June 1875. Four members of the crew were drowned. Master was rescued. WILLIAM BRYAN 1841 Barque Moore P 45 Sailed Wellington for Taranaki in March 1841. WILLIAM DENNY 1853 Iron Steamer Wreck Book Built in Scotland in 1853 of 422 tons she sank on 3rd March 1857 after running ashore near North Cape. She lies in Spirits Bay . NAME OF SHIP YEAR MASTER's NAME Page 159 TYPE OF VESSEL SERVICE SOURCE ------------------------------------------------------------------------ WILLIAM DENNY 1857 Robert TAYLOR Steamer NZ Wrecks Iron built of 422 tons built at Dumbarton Scotland in 1853, went ashore near North Cape on March 3rd 1857 when bound from Auckland to Sydney. Captain was Robert Taylor. WILLIAM GIFFORD 1877 J. BISHOP Barque NZ Wrecks Of 232 tons built at Dartmouth Massachusetts in 1850, was beachedd in a sinking condition near Toestoes Bay Southland on May 13th 1877. WILLIAM JAMES 1858 Schooner NZ Wrecks Was wrecked when sailing from Mangonui Harbour, Bay of Islands on June 17th 1858. Maori owned. WILLIAM MISKIN 1868 .... BAIN Steamer NZ Wrecks Of 142 tons built at Kingston upon Hull in UK in 1852, went ashore at Timaru on 4th February 1868 when under command of Capt Bain. One drowned. WILLIAM POPE 1861 Schooner NZ Wrecks Of 38 tons built in Siam in 1849, sailed from Waipu for Auckland wrecked near Takatu Point, in 1861 possibly January. WILLIAMETTE 1876 S. ROE Cutter NZ Wrecks Of 28 tons built at Onehunga in 1864, was stranded and became a total loss on 23rd June 1876 3 miles south of South Head Manakau Harbour. WILLIE McLAREN 1874 Wood Barque Wreck Book Built in Canada in 1874 of 536 tons she sank on 5th November 1889 at Wellington Heads in fresh weather while travelling from Newcastle NSW to Wellington with a cargo of coal. WILLINGA 1892 Scow Schooner Phantom Built Whangaroa by W Brown. Registered in Sydney in 1892 and wrecked at the entrance to Port Stephen in 1908. WILTSHIRE 1912 Steamer Wreck Book Built in Scotland this twin screw five masted steamer of 7801 tons sank on May 31st 1922 on Great Barrier Island en route from Liverpool to Auckland with general cargo. WIMMERA 1904 Single Screw Huddart Co Plowman Built 1904 Greenock 3,022 tons for trans-Tasman to Dunedin., till 1913 when used Sydney-Hobart. Mined North Cape NZ 16/6/1918 sunk 27 lives lost NAME OF SHIP YEAR MASTER's NAME Page 160 TYPE OF VESSEL SERVICE SOURCE ------------------------------------------------------------------------ WINNIE 1904 Scow Ketch Phantom Built at Auckland by W Brown. Wrecked at Kirita Bay Coromandel in 1918. WINTERHUDE 1898 Argosy Built Rickmans at Bremerhaven 1898. Arr Auckland 1933. WINWICK 1841 Barque NZ Wrecks Was totally wrecked at Lyall Bay Wellington on 12 December 1841 with the loss of one life. WITNESS 1855 Brigantine NZ Wrecks Of 101 tons under Capt Kermpthorne was wrecked in Palliser Bay when bound for Melbourne on June 29th 1855. One life was lost. WODONGA 1890 Single Screw AUSN Co Plowman Built Glasgow in 1890 for Australian coastal trade carrying 150 passengers, till October 1923. Scuttled April 1931 WOLLONGBAR 1911 Twin screw Nort Cost SN Co Plowman Built 1911 at Troon of 2,005 tons for out of Sudney coastal trade. At 18 knots she was one of the fastest. Wrecked at Byron Bay on 14 May 1921. WOLLOWRA 1891 Single Screw Adelaide Steam Plowman Built 1891 Newcastle of 2,631 tons as Silvio Spaventa. carried 310 passengers. Served Australian coastal trade till Oct 1915. Scrapped 1928 WONGA WONGA 1866 Steamer NZ Wrecks Of 103 tons ans schooner rigged, built UK in 1854, was wrecked at Greymouth on 2nd May 1866 when entering the Grey River. WOODPECKER 1869 Steamer NZ Wrecks Of 29 tons and ketched rigged buil,t at Onehunga in 1865, stranded at the mouth of the Patea River on 28th Feb1869. WOODSTOCK 1872 Thomas JACKSON Cutter NZ Wrecks Of 31 tons built at Kennedys Bay Coromandel in 1866. Stranded whilst under tow across the Whakatane Bar on 4th May 1872. NAME OF SHIP YEAR MASTER's NAME Page 161 TYPE OF VESSEL SERVICE SOURCE ------------------------------------------------------------------------ WOOLAHRA 1875 Iron Barque Wreck Book Built in England of 942 tons she sank on 14th July 1907 near Cape Terawhiti with the loss of two lives. She was en route Wellington to Kaipara in ballast. WORKINGTON 1857 Brig. NZ Wrecks Of 150 tons owned by Mr Dyer of Sydney when bound from Melbourne to Bluff was run ashore on Stewart Island when six feet of water was found in the holds.. No lives were lost. February 1856. WYANDRA 1902 Single Screw AUSN Plowman Built 1902 Glasgow, 4,058 tons for East Coast of Australia. Laid up in Sydney 1925, sold to Japan scrapped 1926. WYREEMA 1908 Twin screw AUSN Plowman Built Glasgow in 1908 of 6,338 tons for the Northern Territories service. Converted to troopship in 1918. Laid up in Sydney in 1925 for two years then sold renamed DOM PEDRO I sailed to Rio scrapped '58 WYVERN 1856 .... BERTHEAU Schooner NZ Wrecks Of 128 tons Commanded by Captain Bertheau, was lost at sea between Nelson and Sydney in July 1856. No survivors, amongst the crew or 10 passengers. YANUTHA 1864 Schooner NZ Wrecks Of 30 tons - Capt Scolley - stranded near New Plymouth on June 5th 1864 YARRA 1866 .... McCALLUM Schooner NZ Wrecks Of 63 tons built at Northwich Chester UK in 1853, under Capt McCallum, was wrecked on Ninety Mile Beach 2 miles S of Lake Ellesmere on 23rd April 1866 when bound from Port Chalmers to Waikawa YARRA 1869 J. KERLEY Steamer NZ Wrecks Of 33 tons built at Melbourne in 1864 she was stranded on North Spit Hokitika on 7th Sept 1869 YONGALA 1903 Single Screw Adelaide SS Co Plowman Built 1903 Newcastle 3,664 tons used around Australian coasts. Lost in storm off East Coast 23/3/1911 with 47 passengers and 73 crew. YOUNG AMERICA 1870 W. MOURITZ Schooner NZ Wrecks Of 12 tons. Was driven ashore and became a total wreck near the Wairau River on June 27th 1870. NAME OF SHIP YEAR MASTER's NAME Page 162 TYPE OF VESSEL SERVICE SOURCE ------------------------------------------------------------------------ YOUNG GREEK. 1859 Schooner NZ Wrecks Left Porangahau for Wellington in February 1859 and was never seen again. ZEALANDIA GEN 84 611 Arrived Christchurch 1858. ZEALANDIA 1899 Single Screw Huddart & Co Plowman Built 1898 at Dundee, 2,771 tons to replace Tasmania, Sold 1908 to Union Co renamed Paloona, used trans-Tasman till 1922. Scuttled 20/9/1928 ZEALANDIA 1910 Twin Screw Huddart Ltd. Plowman Built 1910 at Clydebank of 6,683 tons for the trans-Tasman trade but used at times to Vancouver and to Freemantle. Troopship in 1918 and again in 1941. Bombed and sunk at Darwin by Japs 19/2/1942. ZEPHYR 1864 Schooner NZ Wrecks Of 56 tons, built of blue gum at Taylors Bay Tasmania in 1851, was wrecked at New Plymouth on 11th September 1864 when anchors dragged,. ZINGARA Scow Mitcalfe Largest Scow ever built. ZINGARA 1906 Scow Deck Schooner Phantom Built at Auckland by Niccol. The biggest scow built in NZ. Lost on Hokitike Bar in 1928. Dimensions 128ft 1" x 33ft 1" x 6ft 2". ZINGARRA 1909 Schooner Tairua Of 210 tons this vessel stranded on the Paku rocks off Tairua on 15/1/1909. However she was safely refloated on the next tide.