Maritime Heritage Site

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

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:

PORT AUGUSTA 1906-1925INAHA at PateaKORAKI 1957-1975KUROW 1939-1965 ARAHINA ASSISTING HIKITIAPort Chalmers Marine WorkshopsUSS Republic (AP-33)Dominion Monarch 1938-19621934STEVE IRWINDunedin 1874-1890POOLTA 1925-1952 Rakaia 1946-1966SEAWAY QUEEN 1964-1975HOLMGLEN 1931-1951BluffHMS VINDEX 1943-1946 TAVIUNI 1890-1924IVYBANKRATA 1929-1958KARAMU 1912Monte Stello 2006-2010Ruahine 1909-1949KORANUI 1920-1953Cowichin BayKOOTARA 1952-1975KARETU  1926 - 1956America StarPortland (Whangarei)KANNA 1946-1967PURIRI 1938-1940 PORT JACKSON 1937-1967UNION ROTORUA 1976-1998KARAMU 1953-1972HAMILTON  1967- 1975TONGARIRO 1925-1960KAMONA 1949-1965HMNZS WELLINGTONTANEA at WanganuiQE 2 Wellington 4 FerriesTARAWERA 1958-1974Turakina 1960-1970FLOATING DOCKTekoa 1922-1958WAIKARE 1897-1910TAPUHI 1947-1973Pakeha 1910-1946Farewell to SANTA REGINASailing time

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