| Vessel | Master | Date | Place | Evidence type | Recorded details | Attribution | Verification | Read original library books |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persian | Hopton | 25 August–12 October 1837 (individual date not transcribed) | Off Kāpiti | Vessel recorded in 1837 shipping list | One of 11 named vessels in the period; no individual catch, cargo, crew or tonnage transcribed. | Whale Song, Kāpiti – Blood, Oil and Bone (2025), p. 16, as transcribed in WhaleLIBRARY books 155 and 217 | Transcribed in existing library; primary record not independently rechecked | Book 155 · Book 217 |
| Dublin Packet | Clayton | 25 August–12 October 1837 (individual date not transcribed) | Off Kāpiti | Vessel recorded in 1837 shipping list | One of 11 named vessels in the period; no individual catch, cargo, crew or tonnage transcribed. | Whale Song, Kāpiti – Blood, Oil and Bone (2025), p. 16, as transcribed in WhaleLIBRARY books 155 and 217 | Transcribed in existing library; primary record not independently rechecked | Book 155 · Book 217 |
| Roslyn Castle | Richards | 25 August–12 October 1837 (individual date not transcribed) | Off Kāpiti | Vessel recorded in 1837 shipping list | One of 11 named vessels in the period; no individual catch, cargo, crew or tonnage transcribed. | Whale Song, Kāpiti – Blood, Oil and Bone (2025), p. 16, as transcribed in WhaleLIBRARY books 155 and 217 | Transcribed in existing library; primary record not independently rechecked | Book 155 · Book 217 |
| Marianne | Mansford | 25 August–12 October 1837 (individual date not transcribed) | Off Kāpiti | Vessel recorded in 1837 shipping list | One of 11 named vessels in the period; no individual catch, cargo, crew or tonnage transcribed. | Whale Song, Kāpiti – Blood, Oil and Bone (2025), p. 16, as transcribed in WhaleLIBRARY books 155 and 217 | Transcribed in existing library; primary record not independently rechecked | Book 155 · Book 217 |
| Isabella | Maughan | 25 August–12 October 1837 (individual date not transcribed) | Off Kāpiti | Vessel recorded in 1837 shipping list | One of 11 named vessels in the period; no individual catch, cargo, crew or tonnage transcribed. | Whale Song, Kāpiti – Blood, Oil and Bone (2025), p. 16, as transcribed in WhaleLIBRARY books 155 and 217 | Transcribed in existing library; primary record not independently rechecked | Book 155 · Book 217 |
| Caroline | Cherry | 25 August–12 October 1837 (individual date not transcribed) | Off Kāpiti | Vessel recorded in 1837 shipping list | One of 11 named vessels in the period; no individual catch, cargo, crew or tonnage transcribed. | Whale Song, Kāpiti – Blood, Oil and Bone (2025), p. 16, as transcribed in WhaleLIBRARY books 155 and 217 | Transcribed in existing library; primary record not independently rechecked | Book 155 · Book 217 |
| Sea Witch | Newson | 25 August–12 October 1837 (individual date not transcribed) | Off Kāpiti | Vessel recorded in 1837 shipping list | One of 11 named vessels in the period; no individual catch, cargo, crew or tonnage transcribed. | Whale Song, Kāpiti – Blood, Oil and Bone (2025), p. 16, as transcribed in WhaleLIBRARY books 155 and 217 | Transcribed in existing library; primary record not independently rechecked | Book 155 · Book 217 |
| Louisa | Hayward | 25 August–12 October 1837 (individual date not transcribed) | Off Kāpiti | Vessel recorded in 1837 shipping list | One of 11 named vessels in the period; no individual catch, cargo, crew or tonnage transcribed. | Whale Song, Kāpiti – Blood, Oil and Bone (2025), p. 16, as transcribed in WhaleLIBRARY books 155 and 217 | Transcribed in existing library; primary record not independently rechecked | Book 155 · Book 217 |
| Samuel Cunard | Not recorded | 25 August–12 October 1837 (individual date not transcribed) | Off Kāpiti | Vessel recorded in 1837 shipping list | One of 11 named vessels in the period; no individual catch, cargo, crew or tonnage transcribed. | Whale Song, Kāpiti – Blood, Oil and Bone (2025), p. 16, as transcribed in WhaleLIBRARY books 155 and 217 | Transcribed in existing library; primary record not independently rechecked | Book 155 · Book 217 |
| Bee | Gluvins | 25 August–12 October 1837 (individual date not transcribed) | Off Kāpiti | Vessel recorded in 1837 shipping list | One of 11 named vessels in the period; no individual catch, cargo, crew or tonnage transcribed. | Whale Song, Kāpiti – Blood, Oil and Bone (2025), p. 16, as transcribed in WhaleLIBRARY books 155 and 217 | Transcribed in existing library; primary record not independently rechecked | Book 155 · Book 217 |
| Taiaroa | Hempleman | 25 August–12 October 1837 (individual date not transcribed) | Off Kāpiti | Vessel recorded in 1837 shipping list | One of 11 named vessels in the period; no individual catch, cargo, crew or tonnage transcribed. | Whale Song, Kāpiti – Blood, Oil and Bone (2025), p. 16, as transcribed in WhaleLIBRARY books 155 and 217 | Transcribed in existing library; primary record not independently rechecked | Book 155 · Book 217 |
| Justine | Not recorded | Reported in account published June 1840 | Long Point, Kāpiti Island | Barque at anchorage | Recorded at Long Point; cargo and purpose not established. | Edward Jerningham Wakefield coastal journey account, reported in WhaleLIBRARY book 252; original dated passage to be checked | Transcribed in existing library; primary record not independently rechecked | Book 252 |
| William Wallace | Not recorded | Reported in account published June 1840 | Long Point, Kāpiti Island | Barque at anchorage | Recorded at Long Point; cargo and purpose not established. | Edward Jerningham Wakefield coastal journey account, reported in WhaleLIBRARY book 252; original dated passage to be checked | Transcribed in existing library; primary record not independently rechecked | Book 252 |
| Susannah Ann | Not recorded | Reported in account published June 1840 | Long Point, Kāpiti Island | Schooner at anchorage | Recorded at Long Point; cargo and purpose not established. | Edward Jerningham Wakefield coastal journey account, reported in WhaleLIBRARY book 252; original dated passage to be checked | Transcribed in existing library; primary record not independently rechecked | Book 252 |
| John Dunscombe | Not recorded | Reported in account published June 1840 | Long Point, Kāpiti Island | Schooner at anchorage | Reported driven ashore in a south-easterly gale. | Edward Jerningham Wakefield coastal journey account, reported in WhaleLIBRARY book 252; original dated passage to be checked | Transcribed in existing library; primary record not independently rechecked | Book 252 · Book 223 |
| Wallaby | Charles Bayley | 1842; crew departure reported 12 May 1842 | Kāpiti, Mana and southern New Zealand ports | Whaling vessel voyage | Richards reports 12 right whales taken in New Zealand waters over five months, yielding about 50 tuns of right-whale oil plus baleen. This is a voyage-wide report, NOT a Kāpiti-only catch. Three crew reportedly deserted at Kāpiti; their names require transcription check. | Rhys Richards, Captain Charles Bayley: Whaling Master 1813–1875 (2014), as reported in library books 210–212 and 264 | Transcribed in existing library; primary record not independently rechecked | Book 107 · Book 158 · Book 159 · Book 160 · Book 210 · Book 211 · Book 212 · Book 264 · Book 265 |
| Fortitude | Not established from available transcription | Return reported 15 October 1843 | Port of return not established in available extract | Whaling vessel return | 17 tuns sperm oil, 167 tuns right-whale oil, seven tons baleen reported on return; NOT established as Kāpiti-only production. | Rhys Richards, Captain Charles Bayley: Whaling Master 1813–1875 (2014), as reported in book 161 | Transcribed in existing library; primary record not independently rechecked | Book 161 · Book 213 |
| Jane | Not recorded | September 1842 | Wellington shipping notice; not necessarily Kāpiti | Port shipping list | Recorded among vessels arriving from whaling stations or grounds. Original port notice needed to recover precise master, date and cargo. | September 1842 Wellington shipping notice, as summarised in library book 233 | Transcribed in existing library; primary record not independently rechecked | Book 233 |
| Lady Mary Pelham | Not recorded | September 1842 | Wellington shipping notice; not necessarily Kāpiti | Port shipping list | Recorded among vessels arriving from whaling stations or grounds. Original port notice needed to recover precise master, date and cargo. | September 1842 Wellington shipping notice, as summarised in library book 233 | Transcribed in existing library; primary record not independently rechecked | Book 233 |
| Cuba | Not recorded | Early Wellington settlement era (precise date not established in this register) | Wellington/Cook Strait maritime context | Vessel mentioned in pilot account | Named in account of a former whaler helping guide the vessels; no claim of Kāpiti whaling catch. | WhaleLIBRARY book 220, whaler-turned-pilot account | Contextual vessel mention; check original narrative for date and role | Book 220 |
| Aurora | Not recorded | Early Wellington settlement era (precise date not established in this register) | Wellington/Cook Strait maritime context | Vessel mentioned in pilot account | Named in account of a former whaler helping guide the vessels; no claim of Kāpiti whaling catch. | WhaleLIBRARY book 220, whaler-turned-pilot account | Contextual vessel mention; check original narrative for date and role | Book 220 |
Blank information is explicitly marked as not recorded. Where a date range is shared by multiple vessels, the register does not invent individual arrival dates. All earlier G81 files remain in this edition.