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51 recorded vessel appearances, arranged by historical period. Ships appear more than once when separate journeys or reports are recorded.
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| Date | Ship | Captain | Crew | Place | Event | Oil | Bone | Whales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1792 | Britannia | Thomas Melvill | — | Dusky Sound / New Zealand waters | Vessel in maritime research | — | — | — |
| 1814 | Active | Thomas Hansen | — | Bay of Islands / Sydney | Vessel in maritime research | — | — | — |
| 1816 | Mermaid | Edwards | — | New Zealand coast | Vessel in maritime research | — | — | — |
| 1818 | Jefferson | John Piper | — | Whangaroa / New Zealand | Vessel in maritime research | — | — | — |
| 1824–1826 | Samuel | — | — | Cook Strait approaches | Vessel in maritime research | — | — | — |
| 1827 | Waterloo | John “Jacky” Guard | — | Cook Strait / Sydney | Vessel in maritime research | — | — | — |
| 1827 | Lynx | John “Jacky” Guard | — | Tory Channel | Vessel in maritime research | — | — | — |
| 1828 | Adventure | John Agar Love | — | Taranaki / Cook Strait | Vessel in maritime research | — | — | — |
| 1830 | Elizabeth | John Stewart | — | Kāpiti / Akaroa | Vessel in maritime research | — | — | — |
| 1830s–1840s | Hind | Kakaha (attribution in research) | — | Hokianga / Sydney | Vessel in maritime research | — | — | — |
| 1830s | Cumberland | William Darby Brind | — | New Zealand waters | Vessel in maritime research | — | — | — |
| 1832 | Dragon | — | — | Cook Strait / Cloudy Bay | Vessel in maritime research | — | — | — |
| 1832 | Courier | — | — | Kāpiti / Cook Strait | Vessel in maritime research | — | — | — |
| 1832 | William Stoveld | — | — | Kāpiti / Cook Strait | Vessel in maritime research | — | — | — |
| 1832 | New Zealander | — | — | Porirua / Kāpiti | Vessel in maritime research | — | — | — |
| 1832 | Caroline | John William Dundas Blenkinsop | — | Wairau / Cook Strait | Vessel in maritime research | — | — | — |
| 1834 | Harriet | John “Jacky” Guard | — | Taranaki coast | Vessel in maritime research | — | — | — |
| 1835 | Vigilant | Samuel Swain | — | Bay of Islands | Vessel in maritime research | — | — | — |
| 1835 | Mary and Martha | Coffin | — | New Zealand waters | Vessel in maritime research | — | — | — |
| 1836 | Jasper | Evans | — | Cloudy Bay | Vessel in maritime research | — | — | — |
| 1836 | Juno | — | — | Cloudy Bay / Cook Strait | Vessel in maritime research | — | — | — |
| 1836 | Caroline | — | — | Kāpiti | Vessel in maritime research | — | — | — |
| 25 August–12 October 1837 (individual date not transcribed) | Bee | Gluvins | Not recorded in this entry | Off Kāpiti | Vessel recorded in 1837 shipping list | — | — | — |
| 25 August–12 October 1837 (individual date not transcribed) | Caroline | Cherry | Not recorded in this entry | Off Kāpiti | Vessel recorded in 1837 shipping list | — | — | — |
| 25 August–12 October 1837 (individual date not transcribed) | Dublin Packet | Clayton | Not recorded in this entry | Off Kāpiti | Vessel recorded in 1837 shipping list | — | — | — |
| 25 August–12 October 1837 (individual date not transcribed) | Isabella | Maughan | Not recorded in this entry | Off Kāpiti | Vessel recorded in 1837 shipping list | — | — | — |
| 25 August–12 October 1837 (individual date not transcribed) | Louisa | Hayward | Not recorded in this entry | Off Kāpiti | Vessel recorded in 1837 shipping list | — | — | — |
| 25 August–12 October 1837 (individual date not transcribed) | Marianne | Mansford | Not recorded in this entry | Off Kāpiti | Vessel recorded in 1837 shipping list | — | — | — |
| 25 August–12 October 1837 (individual date not transcribed) | Persian | Hopton | Not recorded in this entry | Off Kāpiti | Vessel recorded in 1837 shipping list | — | — | — |
| 25 August–12 October 1837 (individual date not transcribed) | Roslyn Castle | Richards | Not recorded in this entry | Off Kāpiti | Vessel recorded in 1837 shipping list | — | — | — |
| 25 August–12 October 1837 (individual date not transcribed) | Samuel Cunard | Not recorded | Not recorded in this entry | Off Kāpiti | Vessel recorded in 1837 shipping list | — | — | — |
| 25 August–12 October 1837 (individual date not transcribed) | Sea Witch | Newson | Not recorded in this entry | Off Kāpiti | Vessel recorded in 1837 shipping list | — | — | — |
| 25 August–12 October 1837 (individual date not transcribed) | Taiaroa | Hempleman | Not recorded in this entry | Off Kāpiti | Vessel recorded in 1837 shipping list | — | — | — |
| 1839 | Tory | — | — | Kāpiti / Tory Channel | Vessel in maritime research | — | — | — |
| 1839 | Honduras | — | — | Tory Channel | Vessel in maritime research | — | — | — |
| 1839 | Magnet | Bruce | — | Waikouaiti / Otago | Vessel in maritime research | — | — | — |
| Reported in account published June 1840 | John Dunscombe | Not recorded | Not recorded in this entry | Long Point, Kāpiti Island | Schooner at anchorage | — | — | — |
| Reported in account published June 1840 | Justine | Not recorded | Not recorded in this entry | Long Point, Kāpiti Island | Barque at anchorage | — | — | — |
| Reported in account published June 1840 | Susannah Ann | Not recorded | Not recorded in this entry | Long Point, Kāpiti Island | Schooner at anchorage | — | — | — |
| Reported in account published June 1840 | William Wallace | Not recorded | Not recorded in this entry | Long Point, Kāpiti Island | Barque at anchorage | — | — | — |
| 1840 | Erie | Dennis | — | Stewart Island / southern NZ | Vessel in maritime research | — | — | — |
| 1842; crew departure reported 12 May 1842 | Wallaby | Charles Bayley | Not recorded in this entry | Kāpiti, Mana and southern New Zealand ports | Whaling vessel voyage | — | — | — |
| September 1842 | Jane | Not recorded | Not recorded in this entry | Wellington shipping notice; not necessarily Kāpiti | Port shipping list | — | — | — |
| September 1842 | Lady Mary Pelham | Not recorded | Not recorded in this entry | Wellington shipping notice; not necessarily Kāpiti | Port shipping list | — | — | — |
| Return reported 15 October 1843 | Fortitude | Not established from available transcription | Not recorded in this entry | Port of return not established in available extract | Whaling vessel return | — | — | — |
| 1868–1870 | Othello | Ellis | — | Southern New Zealand | Vessel in maritime research | — | — | — |
| 1870s | Splendid | Barrett | — | New Zealand / Pacific | Vessel in maritime research | — | — | — |
| 1880 | Chance | Paddy Gilroy | — | Riverton / southern NZ | Vessel in maritime research | — | — | — |
| 1894 | Rebecca Jane | Cook | — | Cook Strait | Vessel in maritime research | — | — | — |
| Early Wellington settlement era (precise date not established in this register) | Aurora | Not recorded | Not recorded in this entry | Wellington/Cook Strait maritime context | Vessel mentioned in pilot account | — | — | — |
| Early Wellington settlement era (precise date not established in this register) | Cuba | Not recorded | Not recorded in this entry | Wellington/Cook Strait maritime context | Vessel mentioned in pilot account | — | — | — |
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