Maritime Heritage Site

TAMAHINE 1925-1962RANGATIRA 1931- 1967HOLMBANK 1962 - 63KORANUI 1956-1975TANEA at WanganuiFPSO RAROASEAWAY PRINCE 1975-1985ARAHURA

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:

WAIMARINO 1915-1926HINEMOA 1946-1967OCEAN BULK 1 1998-2003RAINBOW WARRIOR  Feb 2013MAWHERA 1885-1902PictonUNION NELSON 1981-1991NukualofaTANEA at WanganuiTarekena Bay Pilot StationUnion AirwaysBERTHAGE PLAN 1929SEAWAY QUEEN 1964-1975KAIARAHIKAMONA 1949-1965DAPHNE ex PORT SYDNEYKAIKORAI 1920-1948MARAMA 1969-1985  Wellington 4 FerriesOpua SurvivorsENDEAVOURTAHITI 1911-1930PORT WAIKATO 1940 - 1959KINI 1930-1956WAITEMATA 1946-1967PAMIR 1942-1948TALISMANKAWATIRI 1887-1907KARETU  1926 - 1956Armagh 1917TYRONE  1912-1913RANGATIRA 1972-1976KAITANGATA 1948-1968Farewell to SANTA REGINAUNION SYDNEY 1983-1986MAORI 1875-1902MIDDLESEXKEKERANGU 1920-1953SPIRIT OF PROGRESS NAVUA 1904-1926UNION SOUTH PACIFIC  1973 - 1978HOLMLEA 1936-1950KANNA 1946-1967MAMAKU 1949-1972TE AROHA 1935-1936Helen Deny 1866-1896MAORI 1953-1974EDWIN FOX 1873-1886HOLMGLEN 1931-1951USS American Legion preparing for war

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