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.

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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:

Charles Edward 1868-1908PORT BRISBANE 1949-1975Nelson ApplesSouthern Cross  1955-1973SPIRIT OF COMPETITIONUNION LYTTELTON  1977- 1983  SEAWAY MELBOURNE 1983 - 1992WAIMARINO 1930 - 19573 Ferries at Wellington RISDON 1959-1975SPIRIT OF ENDURANCETurakina 1960-1970NGAHERE 1966-1987Boat harbourWellington Patent SlipMANUIASTRAIT FERONIA and ARATERENIAGARA 1913-1940USS American Legion (AP-35)HAUPIRI 1896-1915HOLMDALE 1921-1956Pakeha 1910-1946PORT ALFRED 1961-1978KAWATIRI 1950-1971NewcastleTERAWHITI 1907-1947Head OfficeWAIRARAPA 1882-1894AORANGI 1910-1914PORT AUCKLAND 1949-1976Foundry Staff 1905NGAIO 1921-1935KAIRANGA 1924VancouverKARAMU 1912JOHN 1911-1936JohnC A LARSONPort KemblaPAMIR 1942-1948STENA PROVENCEKOMATA 1947-1967KARAMU 1953-1972TAVIUNI 1890-1924KAITUNA  1905-1931NGAKUTA 1962-1983KINI 1930-1956UNION SYDNEY 1983-1986Wellington Head OfficeCoptic 1928-1965KAMONA 1901-1931

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