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NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING Co & FEDERAL STEAM NAVIGATING Co (NZSCo)
	Ships Name	Built	Ship Yard	Registered	Gross Tonnage	Net Tonnage	Class	What Happened
1	Waitara	1873	J Reid & Co, Glasgow	London	883	833	Passenger	Foundered 1883
2	Mataura (1)	1873	Aitkin & Mansel,3 Glasgow	London	898	853	Passenger	Abandoned 1900
3	Rangitiki (1)	1873	Humber Iron Works Co Hull	London	1227	1188	Passenger	Dismantled to a Hulk 1919
4	Waimea	1873	Reiherstieg Schiffswerft Hamburg	London	871	848	Cargo	Wrecked 1902
5	Rakaia (1)	1873	J Bulmer & Co Sunderland	London	1057	1022	Passenger	Wrecked 1918
6	Waikato (1)	1874	J Bulmer & Co Sunderland	London	1053	1021	Passenger	Foundered 1913
7	Waitangi	1874	J Bulmer & Co Sunderland	London	1161	1128	Passenger	Foundered 1913
8	Waimate (1)	1874	J Bulmer & Co Sunderland	London	1156	1124	Passenger	Went Missing
9	Orari (1)	1875	Palmers Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd Jarrow	London	1051	1011	Passenger	Dismantled to a Hulk 1909
10	Otaki (1)	1875	Palmers Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd Jarrow	London	1053	1014	Passenger	Abandoned 1895
11	Hurunui (1)	1875	Palmers Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd Jarrow	London	1054	1012	Passenger	Sunk by U33 4/4/1915
12	Waipa	1875	Palmers Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd Jarrow	London	1057	1017	Passenger	Went missing 10/12/1911
13	Wairoa	1875	Palmers Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd Jarrow	London	1057	1015	Passenger	Went missing 1/12/1907
14	Opawa (1)	1876	A. Stephen & Son Glasgow	London	1131	1076	Passenger Refrigerated	Sunk by U53 14/3/1917
15	Pareora (1)	1876	A. Stephen & Son Glasgow	London	879	879	Passenger Refrigerated	Broken up 1888
16	Piako (1)	1876	A. Stephen & Son Glasgow	London	1136	1075	Passenger	Went missing 22/11/1900
17	Wanganui	1877	A. Stephen & Son Glasgow	London	1136	1077	Passenger	Sunk by U50 22/2/1917
18	Turakina (1)	1882	C Connell & Co Glasgow	London	1247	1189	Refrigerated	Broken up May 1914
19	Tongariro (1)	1883	John Elder & Co Goven	Lyttelton	4162	2657	Passenger Refrigerated	Scrapped June 1910
20	Aorangi	1883	John Elder & Co Goven	Lyttelton	4163	2655	Passenger Refrigerated	Scuppered Scappa Flow 10/8/1915
21	Ruapehu (1)	1883	John Elder & Co Goven	Lyttelton	4163	2655	Passenger Refrigerated	Broken up Nov 1911
22	Kaikoura (1)	1884	John Elder & Co Goven	London	4507	2883	Passenger Refrigerated	Broken up Jan 1907
23	Rimutaka (1)	1884	John Elder & Co Goven	London	4514	2859	Passenger Refrigerated	Scrapped June 1911
24	Otarama (1)	1890	Wm Doxford & Sons, Sunderland	London	3808	2460	Passenger 12 Refrigerated	Broken up 1930
25	Tekoa (1)	1890	Wm Gray & Co Ltd West Hartlepool	London	4050	2646	Passenger 12 Refrigerated	Broken up 1909
26	Ruahine (1)	1891	Wm Deny & Bros Dumbarton	Plymouth	6127	3926	Passenger Refrigerated	Broken up 1945
27	Waikato (2)	1892	Wm Doxford & Sons, Sunderland	Plymouth	4767	3071	Refrigerated	Demolished 1923
28	Rakaia (1)	1895	R&W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd Hebburn	Plymouth	5629	3660	Passenger Refrigerated	Demolished 29/9/1934
29	Mataura (2)	1896	Barclay, Curle & Co Ltd Glasgow	Plymouth	5764	3756	Passenger Refrigerated	Abandoned Dec 1898
30	Pareora (2)	1896	Wood,Skinner & Co Newcastle	Dundee	650	355	Cargo	Wrecked 1919
31	Waimate (2)	1896	R&W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd Hebburn	Plymouth	5610	3629	Passenger Refrigerated	Wrecked 18/6/1925
32	Hesketh	1896	Queenstown & Passage West Docks Co. Cork	Sydney	640	393	Cargo	Abandoned 27/10/1899
33	Papanui (1)	1898	Wm Deny & Bros Dumbarton	London	6372	4099	Passenger Refrigerated	Abandoned 12/9/1911
34	Wakanui	1899	R&W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd Hebburn	Plymouth	5829	3256	Passenger Refrigerated	Abandoned 19/12/1923
35	Warrimoo	1899	CS Swan & Hunter Wallsend	London	3526	1897	Passenger Refrigerated	Collision & Sank 18/5/1918
36	Meowera	1899	CS Swan & Hunter Wallsend	London	3345	1911	Passenger Refrigerated	Wrecked 25/12/1916
37	Paparoa (1)	1899	Wm Deny & Bros Dumbarton	Plymouth	6563	4262	Passenger Refrigerated	Scuttled by HMS Birmingham 18/3/1926
38	Whakatane (1)	1900	R&W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd Hebburn	Plymouth	5715	3659	Passenger Refrigerated	Broken up 1929
39	Petone	1900	Taylor & Mitchel Greenock	Lyttelton	708	388	Cargo	Mined & Sunk 10/3/1941
40	Rimutaka (2)	1900	Wm Deny & Bros Dumbarton	Plymouth	7765	4983	Passenger Refrigerated	Broken up 5/5/1930
41	Ruapehu (2)	1901	Wm Deny & Bros Dumbarton	Plymouth	7705	4943	Passenger Refrigerated	Broken up 10/9/1931
42	Tongariro (2)	1901	R&W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd Hebburn	Plymouth	7600	4917	Passenger Refrigerated	Broke in two 16/9/1916
43	Turakina (2)	1902	R&W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd Hebburn	Plymouth	8210	5289	Passenger Refrigerated	Torpedoed by U86 13/8/1917
44	Kaikoura (2)	1903	John Brown & Co Ltd Clydebank	Plymouth	6998	4477	Passenger Refrigerated	Demolished 1929
45	Kaipara (1)	1903	John Brown & Co Ltd Clydebank	Plymouth	7596	4886	Passenger Refrigerated	Sunk by gunfire 16/8/1914
46	Orari (2)	1906	Wm Deny & Bros Dumbarton	Plymouth	7207	4564	Refrigerated Cargo	Broken up 1927
47	Opawa (2)	1906	Wm Deny & Bros Dumbarton	Plymouth	7230	4588	Refrigerated Cargo	Sunk by US sub Bowfish 28/11/1943
48	Otaki (2)	1908	Wm Deny & Bros Dumbarton	Plymouth	7420	4611	Refrigerated Cargo	Sunk, gunfire/torpedoes. 10/3/1917 Capt A Blisset Smith Posthumous V C
49	Kiritona	1909	C Bailey Jnr Auckland	Napier	136	75	Cargo	Broken up Auckland 1961
50	Ruahine (2)	1909	Wm Deny & Bros Dumbarton	Plymouth	10758	6283	Passenger Refrigerated	Scrapped 1957
51	Rotorua	1910	Wm Deny & Bros Dumbarton	Plymouth	11130	7094	Passenger Refrigerated	Torpedoed by UC17 22/3/1917
52	Koutunui	1911	C Bailey Jnr Auckland	Napier	171	98	Cargo	Still in Existence ?? Fiordland NZ
53	Remuera (1)	1911	Wm Deny & Bros Dumbarton	Plymouth	11276	7154	Passenger Refrigerated	Aerial Torpedoed 26/8/1940
54	Hurunui (2)	1912	Russell & Co Port Glasgow	Plymouth	8901	5638	Refrigerated Cargo	Torpedoed by U94 18/5/1918
55	Westmeath	1911	Furness, Withy & Co Ltd West Hartlepool	Greenock	8096	5212	Refrigerated Cargo	Broken up 2/5/1932
56	Limerick	1912	Workman Clark & Co Ltd Belfast	London	5790	3793	Passenger Refrigerated	Torpedoed by U86 28/5/1917
57	Tyrone	1912	Workman Clark & Co Ltd Belfast	Greenock	6592	4246	Passenger Refrigerated	Ran Aground Total loss 27/9/1913
58	Roscommon	1912	Workman Clark & Co Ltd Belfast	Greenock	6591	4245	Passenger Refrigerated	Torpedoed by U53 21/8/1917
	Falls Of Orchy	1914	Wright, Graham &Co Ltd Glasgow		4904			Sale conditions not met ship never entered NZS service
59	Hororata (1)	1914	Wm Deny & Bros Dumbarton	Plymouth	9461	5613	Passenger Refrigerated	Torpedoed by U630 5/4/1943
60	Otarama (2)	1919	Russell & Co Port Glasgow	London	7759	4873	Refrigerated Cargo	Broken up Nov 1932
61	Otaki (3)	1920	Barclay, Curle & Co Ltd Glasgow	Plymouth	7976	4985	Refrigerated Cargo	Torpedoed by U509 27/10/1942
62	Hurunui (3)	1920	Sir Raylton Dixon & Co Middlesbrough	London	9266	5876	Refrigerated Cargo	Torpedoed by U93 14/10/1940
63	Piako (2)	1920	A Stephen & Sons Ltd Glasgow	Plymouth	8283	5127	Refrigerated Cargo	Torpedoed by U107 18/5/1941
64	Tasmania	1913	Flensburger S.G. Germany	Plymouth	7514	4688	Refrigerated Cargo	Scrapped 19/2/1936
65	Tekoa (2)	1922	Earle's Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd Hull	Plymouth	8526	5369	Refrigerated Cargo	Scrapped 21/8/1969
66	Rotorua Former Shropshire	for details see Shropshire Federal Steam Nav Co (No F17)
67	Turakina (3)	1923	Wm Hamilton & Co Ltd. Port Glasgow	Plymouth	8565	5373	Refrigerated Cargo	Sunk by German Raider "Orion" 20/8/1940
68	Tongariro (3)	1925	Wm Hamilton & Co Ltd. Port Glasgow	Plymouth	8729	5501	Refrigerated Cargo	Scrapped 29/8/1960
69	Rangitiki (2)	1929	John Brown & Co Ltd Clydebank		16697	10271	Passenger Refrigerated	Broken up Oct 1962
70	Rangitata	1929	John Brown & Co Ltd Clydebank	Plymouth	16737	10315	Passenger Refrigerated	Broken up Sept 1962
71	Rangitane (1)	1929	John Brown & Co Ltd Clydebank		16733	10311	Passenger Refrigerated	Sunk by German Raiders Orion & Komet 27/11/1940
72	Otaio (1)	1930	Vickers-Armstrong Ltd Barrow		10048	6130	Refrigerated Cargo	Sunk by U558 28/8/1941
73	Orari (3)	1931	A Stephen & Sons Ltd Glasgow		10107	6070	Refrigerated Cargo	Broken up Aug 1971
74	Opawa (3)	1931	A Stephen & Sons Ltd Glasgow		10107	6068	Refrigerated Cargo	Torpedoed by U106 6/2/1942
75	Kaimata	1936	Wm Deny & Bros Dumbarton	Glasgow	5237	3190	Refrigerated Cargo	Broken up May1969
76	Kiakoura	1937	A Stephen & Sons Ltd Glasgow				Refrigerated Cargo	Broken up OCT 1963
77	Kiapara (2)	1938	Wm Doxford & Sons, Sunderland		5882	3454	Refrigerated Cargo	Broken up Jan 1968
78	Rimutaka (3)	1938	Sir Armstrong,Whitworth & Co Ltd Walker-on-Tyne	Newcastle	16385	10333	Passenger Refrigerated	Broken up Jan 1965
79	Kaituna	1938	Ericsbergs MV Gothenburg	Plymouth	4907	2854	Cargo	Broken up Feb 1967
80	Kaipaki	1939	A Stephen & Sons Ltd Glasgow		5862	3426	Refrigerated Cargo	Broken up Dec 1962
81	Hororata (2)	1942	John Brown & Co Ltd Clydebank		13945	8323	Refrigerated Cargo	Broken up Sept 1967
82	Papanui (2)	1943	A Stephen & Sons Ltd Glasgow		10002	5890	Refrigerated Cargo	Broken up Oct 1965
83	Paparoa (2)	1943	A Stephen & Sons Ltd Glasgow		10005	5889	Refrigerated Cargo	Broken up Nov 1970
84	Pipiriki	1944	A Stephen & Sons Ltd Glasgow	Plymouth	10057	5918	Refrigerated Cargo	Broken up Feb 1971
85	Rakaia (3)	1946	Harland & Wolfe Ltd Belfast	London	8563	5026	Refigerated Cadet ship	Broken up Oct 1971
86	Haparangi	1947	John Brown & Co Ltd Clydebank		11281	6650	Refrigerated Cargo	Broken up Feb 1974
87	Hurunui (4)	1948	Vickers-Armstrong Ltd Walker-on-Tyne	London	11276	6640	Refrigerated Cargo	Broken up Nov 1973
88	Hinakura	1949	John Brown & Co Ltd Clydebank	London	11272	6642	Refrigerated Cargo	Broken up Aug 1974
89	Rangitoto	1949	Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd Walker-on-tyne	London	21809	12424	Passenger Refrigerated	Broken up Feb 1976
90	Rangitane (2)	1949	John Brown & Co Ltd Clydebank	London	21867	12456	Passenger Refrigerated	Broken up June 1976
91	Ruahine (3)	1951	John Brown & Co Ltd Clydebank	London	17851	10123	Passenger Refrigerated	Broken up Feb 1974
92	Otaki (4)	1953	John Brown & Co Ltd Clydebank		10934	6240	Refrigerated Cargo	Broken up Feb 1984
93	Hauraki	for details see Norfolk Federal Steam Nav Co (No F50)
94	Whakatane (2)	1954	A Stephen & Sons Ltd Glasgow	London	8726	4907	Refrigerated Cargo	Broken up Jan 1979
95	Whangaroa	1955	John Brown & Co Ltd Clydebank	London	8701	4907	Refrigerated Cargo	Broken up June 1974
96	Wharanui	1956	John Brown & Co Ltd Clydebank	London	8706	4914	Refrigerated Cargo	Broken up May 1979
97	Otaio (2)	1957	John Brown & Co Ltd Clydebank	London	13314	6875	Refigerated Cadet ship	Broken up Oct 1982
98	Turakina (4)	1960	Bartram & Sons Ltd Sunderland		7707	3973	Refrigerated Cargo	Broken up Jan 1986
99	Remuera (2)	1947	Harland & Wolfe Ltd Belfast		13362	7393	Passenger Refrigerated	Broken up 1970
100	Piako	1961	A Stephen & Sons Ltd Glasgow		7596	4050	Refrigerated Cargo	Broken up Aug 1984
101	Taupo	1965	Bartram & Sons Ltd Sunderland	London	8219	6126	Refrigerated Cargo	Broken up June 1984
102	Tekoa (3)	1966	Bartram & Sons Ltd Sunderland	London	8226	6151	Refrigerated Cargo	Broken up Feb 1984
103	Tongariro (4)	1966	Bartram & Sons Ltd Sunderland	London	8233	4483	Refrigerated Cargo	Broken up Sept 1985
104	Mataura	1967	Mitsui Zosen Tamano	London	9504	4454	Refrigerated Cargo	Still in Service ???1996
105	Manapouri	1968	Mitsui Zosen Tamano	London	9505	4457	Refrigerated Cargo	Still in Service ???1996
106	Remuera (3)	1972	Swan Hunter Shipbuilders Walker		42007	24806	Refrigerated Container	Still in Service ???1996

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New Zealand Shipping Vessels

You are on The History of New Zealand Shipping domain.

My sincere thanks to Peter J Bennett (bypasspete"at"ntlworld.com) for his time in putting this table of contents together. Jeffrey Shaw

In fact due to work load, I would ask if someone can update this vessel page and once completed send an email in word or excel and i will put it up and give you the credit for doing the update. Jeffrey

NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING Co & FEDERAL STEAM NAVIGATING Co (NZSCo)

Ships Name

Built

Ship Yard

Registered

Gross Tonnage

Net Tonnage

Class

What Happened

1

Waitara

1873

J Reid & Co, Glasgow

London

883

833

Passenger

Foundered 1883

2

Mataura (1)

1873

Aitkin & Mansel,3 Glasgow

London

898

853

Passenger

Abandoned 1900

3

Rangitiki (1)

1873

Humber Iron Works Co Hull

London

1227

1188

Passenger

Dismantled to a Hulk 1919

4

Waimea

1873

Reiherstieg Schiffswerft Hamburg

London

871

848

Cargo

Wrecked 1902

5

Rakaia (1)

1873

J Bulmer & Co Sunderland

London

1057

1022

Passenger

Wrecked 1918

6

Waikato (1)

1874

J Bulmer & Co Sunderland

London

1053

1021

Passenger

Foundered 1913

7

Waitangi

1874

J Bulmer & Co Sunderland

London

1161

1128

Passenger

Foundered 1913

8

Waimate (1)

1874

J Bulmer & Co Sunderland