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.

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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:

Kahika  1915-1933OROWAITI  1921-1924KOMATA 1947-1967KANNA 1946-1967CONTAINER TERMINAL DAMAGE Heywood Landing at AttuHOLMGLEN 1931-1951PORT LAUNCESTON 1957-1977USS American Legion (AP-35)RATA 1929-1958ThevenardHAUPIRI 1896-1915UNION ROTORUA 1976-1998Helen Denny 1900-1912LEITRIM 1916-1929  NARBADA  1929-1948AOTEAROA 1913IVYBANKHOLMBURN 1957 -MOKOIA 1898-1928Hororata 1942-1966NATONE 1900-1947TARAWERA 1958-1974SPIRIT OF FREEDOMKORANUI 1956-1975KARAMEA 1998-2003TOTARA 1957-1979Athenic 1901-1928Pakeha 1910-1946Corinthic 1947KAIPARA 1903-1914USS Talamanca (AF-15)TALUNE 1930-1959HAWEA 1967-1976MANUIAMAORI 1907-1946 ARMAGH 1917-1923SPIRIT OF CANTERBURYTE ANAU 1879-1924BERTHAGE PLAN 1929USS LONG BEACHUNION AOTEAROA 1977-1978PATEENA 1958-1975HOLMWOOD 1952-1972PORT CHALMERS 1933-1965KAKAPO 1937-1960Monte Stello 2006-2010MAUREAAPARIMA 1902-1917USS WAKEFIELD arrrivesBARRETT REEF BUOY

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