Maritime Heritage Site

FPSO RAROASEAWAY PRINCE 1975-1985ARAHURATAMAHINE 1925-1962RANGATIRA 1931- 1967HOLMBANK 1962 - 63KORANUI 1956-1975TANEA at Wanganui

Welcome:

The New Zealand Ship & Marine Society was formed in 1949 and was comprised of people from all sections of the community and from many different countries who have an interest in ships and maritime activities. 

The website contains a random selection of short articles, a list of maritime books, short histories of shipping companies, the ships and some personalities which trade or have traded to New Zealand, some New Zealand ports, copies of the journal “New Zealand Marine News” and Dr. Watt's Index. 

As an island country, all transport to and from New Zealand before 1930 was by ship. The first settlers arrived by canoe and the European settlers who followed in the 19th century were transported by sailing ship.

Steam ships were slow to arrive in New Zealand because of the great distances between coaling stations. After the frozen meat trade started in 1882, steamships trading overseas increased rapidly, although by that time there were numerous steam vessels trading around the coast and across to Australia.

Many shipping companies were associated with trade to and from New Zealand. Some lasted many years, some did not remain long, some were only one ship companies, but all contributed to the growth of the nation and gave employment to many New Zealanders.

The search facility scans our whole web site.

 

The Society website was first established by Mark Johnston in February 2000. When he left New Zealand in June 2005, Captain John Brown kindly agreed to become webmaster and to further develop the website, which he did admirably. The original website was extensively revised and redesigned. In December 2014 the website moved over to Recollect and further developed. John Brown put much time and effort into adding photographs and articles into the website, and except for some transient one-call ships, the majority of his work has been retained for history. The Society was formally wound-up on 30 June 2019, but this website is retained as a maritime heritage site for historical maritime information, especially of New Zealand shipping.  

 

Highlights:

NIAGARA 1913-1940DAPHNE ex PORT SYDNEYWAIRIMU 1948-1966USS American Legion (AP-35)NATONE 1900-1947LST's at Kings Wharf 3 STRAIT FERONIA and ARATERETAUPO 1875-1879ARATIKA 1974-1998Lincoln 1958-1965Boat HarbourMAHENO 1969-1976HOLMBANK 1962 - 63MAUNGANUI 1911-1947PORT LAUNCESTON 1957-1977Taioma and HinupahiKAIARAHINewcastleTAIKO 1984-1999WAITEMATA 1946-1967Corinthic 1947Suilven 1995-2002MARAMA 1969-1985  RANGITIKI 1873-1898Tekoa 1922-1958UNION HOBART 1976 -1984  SEAWAY HOBART 1984 -1988TAMAHINE 1925-1962UNION NEW ZEALAND 1972 - 1978BEAUTIFUL STAR 1875-1899HMS VINDEX 1943-1946 OCEAN BULK 1 1998-2003Wellington Patent SlipTOREAMcCawley PracticeOMANA 1930-1951Tongariro 1901-1916Port New Plymouth LaunchROTOMAHANA 1879-1925Kahika  1915-1933KARITANE 1939-1965LOONGANA 1904-1936USS American Legion preparing for warWellington OfficeEDWIN FOX 1873-1886ARANUI  1966 -1984TONGARIRO 1925-1960PAMIR 1942-1948RINGAROOMA 1878-1901EL CIERVOPORT ST JOHN  1939 - 1961

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