Maritime Heritage Site

SEAWAY PRINCE 1975-1985ARAHURATAMAHINE 1925-1962RANGATIRA 1931- 1967HOLMBANK 1962 - 63KORANUI 1956-1975TANEA at WanganuiFPSO RAROA

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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.

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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:

ThevenardKORAKI 1957-19751965KARETU 1964-1980KAITOA 1956-1971EMPRESS OF BRITIANKINI 1930-1956SPIRIT OF CANTERBURYKAHIKA 1915PORT ALFRED 1961-1978HOLMDALE 1921 - 1956HMNZS WELLINGTONPORT WYNDHAM 1935-1966.PORT ADELAIDE 1951-1972KAIAPOI 1949-1968SPIRIT OF FREEDOMSailing timePORT NICHOLSON 1962-1979LEITRIM 1916-1929Rakaia 1946-1966PORT WAIKATO 1947-1959PORT CHALMERS 1933-1965MAWHERA 1885-1902WAITOMO 1946-1963CONTAINER TERMINAL DAMAGE TAPUHI 1947-1973TOREAAORANGI 1924-1953NewcastleHOLMWOOD 1952-1972Aotea Quay 1942KARTIGI 1925-1955JAMES O'BRIENWAIHORA 1907-1927IVYBANKKUMALLA 1956-1973WAIKAWA    1946 - 1959UNION TRANS TASMAN 1973 -1977NIAGARA 1913-1940KUROW  1909-1933ANATOKIAlchiba TorpedoedKOKIRI 1951-1968PapeeteKARAMEA 1998-2003OVATION OF THE SEASMANUIAMATAURA 1883-1895MAMAKU 1949-1972PORT CHALMERS 1969-1982

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