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:

WAIRUNA 1946-1960WAIMEA 1953-1975UNION SYDNEY 1983-1986Boat HarbourUNION HOBART 1976-1993TITANIA 1913-1914Wellington Head Office 1917-1990MATAURA 1883-1895SEAWAY PRINCE 1975-1985STENA PROVENCETAVEUNI 1968-1972APARIMA 1902-1917HIKITIA and RAPAKI TIROARATA 1929-1958Dorset  1949-1972 KARTIGI 1925-1955WAITEMATA 1946-1967CONTAINER TERMINAL DAMAGE KAIMANAWA 1944-1966Niagara 1913-1940ARAHURA at seaINAHA KANNA 1946-1967RINGAROOMA 1878-1901WAINUI 1887-1929Head OfficeTOTARA 1957-1979TAROONA 1935 -1959Wellington Office1952 BUSY PORTIVYBANKKAITAKIDAPHNE ex PORT SYDNEYUNION AUCKLAND 1984-1997House FlagCORINNA 1891-1930KAWATIRI 1950-1971Straitsman 1992-2002KAIKORAI 1920-1948Sailing timeHurunui 1948-1966WAKATEREMONOWAI 1930-1960RaratongaPORT JACKSON 1937-1967Rakaia 1946-1966HMS RAMILLIESMATUA 1936-1968WAIRIMU 1948-1966

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