| Ship Name | Ship Type | Notes |
| H Index | ||
| Haere | Schooner | Built **** Tonnage ** |
| Haeremai | Schooner | Built **** Tonnage 79 |
| Halatoa | Schooner | Built **** Tonnage 16 |
| Halatukutoga | Schooner | Built **** Tonnage 21 |
| H A Subritzky | Cement carrier | Built **** Tonnage ** |
| H W Subritzky | Car ferry | Built **** Tonnage ** |
| H.A. Subritzky | Tug | Built **** Tonnage ** |
| Haere | Scow | Built 1904 Tonnage ** |
| Haeremai | Scow | Built 1904 Tonnage ** |
| Halcione | Built **** Tonnage ** | |
| Halcyon | Yawl | Built **** Tonnage 13 |
| Halcyon | Cutter | Built **** Tonnage 24 |
| Half Caste | Cutter | Built **** Tonnage 15 |
| Hamurana | Built **** Tonnage ** | |
| Handa Isle | Schooner | Built **** Tonnage 260 |
| Hanna Catharina | Ferry | Built: 1983 Tonnage: 185 |
| Hannah | Ketch | Built **** Tonnage ** |
| Hannah Barratt | Schooner | Built **** Tonnage 57 |
| Hannah Broomfield | Brigantine | Built **** Tonnage 134 |
| Hannah Mokau | Steamer | Built **** Tonnage ** |
| Hannah Rokau | Built **** Tonnage ** | |
| Hapai | Built: 1970 Tonnage: 1,729 | |
| Harmony | Built **** Tonnage ** | |
| Harotoi | Built **** Tonnage ** | |
| Harriet | Schooner | Built **** Tonnage ** |
| Harriet | Brigantine | Built **** Tonnage 100 |
| Harriet | Cutter | Built **** Tonnage 16 |
| Harriet | Ketch | Built **** Tonnage 38 |
| Harriet King | Brigantine | Built **** Tonnage 184 |
| Harriet Leatherart | Schooner | Built: 1848 Tonnage ** |
| Harriett | Built: 1834 Tonnage ** | |
| Harry | Schooner | Built **** Tonnage ** |
| Harry Bluff | Cutter | Built **** Tonnage 11 |
| Harvest Home | Cutter | Built **** Tonnage 16 |
| Hauera | Built **** Tonnage ** | |
| Haupiri | Built 1885 Tonnage 748 ex- Richmond, 1896 purchased from Donald & Edenborough, Auckland and renamed Haupiri, 1915 sold to Sun Shipping Co., London. | |
| Hautapu | Built **** Tonnage 88 | |
| Hauiti | Dredge | Built **** Tonnage ** |
| Hauiti | Coastal vessel | Built **** Tonnage ** |
| Hauiti | Steamship | Built 1911 Tonnage ** NSS |
| Hauiti | Cargo ship | Built **** Tonnage ** |
| Hauiti 2 | Built **** Tonnage ** | |
| Hauraki | Built 1922 Tonnage 7,113 1942 captured by Japanese surface raiders renamed Hoki Maru. | |
| Hauraki | Schooner | Built **** Tonnage 73 |
| Hauraki | Paddle Steamer | Built **** Tonnage ** |
| Hauraki Trader | Built **** Tonnage ** | |
| Hauroto | Built 1881 Tonnage 1,988 1912 sold to Hauroto SS Co., Hong Kong. | |
| Hauturu | Steamer | Built 1927 Tonnage 160 Estrella del Mar 1952 NSS |
| Hauturu | Barge | Built **** Tonnage ** |
| Hauturu | Scow | Built 1888 Tonnage ** |
| Havannah | Motor vessel | Built: 1916 Tonnage: 205 |
| Haversham | Barque | Built: 1867 Tonnage ** |
| Havoc | Scow | Built 1897 Tonnage ** |
| Hawea | Coastal vessel | Built 1897 Tonnage 1,758 1908 wrecked at Greymouth. |
| Hawea | Coaster | Built: 1875 Tonnage 721 1888 wrecked at New Plymouth. |
| Hawea | Built 1967 Tonnage 2,926 1976 sold to New Zealand Government, renamed Coastal Express. | |
| Hawk | Cargo ship | Built **** Tonnage ** |
| Hawk | Schooner | Built: 1881 Tonnage 83 |
| Hawk | Schooner | Built: 1901 Tonnage 138 |
| Hawk | Scow | Built 1901 Tonnage ** |
| Hawkhead | Schooner | Built: 1850 Tonnage ** |
| Hazard | Cutter | Built: 1845 Tonnage ** |
| Hazel Repton | Scow | Built 1915 Tonnage ** |
| Hazelbank | Built **** Tonnage ** | |
| Heathcoate | Coastal vessel | Built: 1912 Tonnage: 174 |
| Heathcoate | Schooner | Built **** Tonnage 21 |
| Heathcote | Ketch | Built **** Tonnage 22 |
| Heather | Built **** Tonnage ** | |
| Heather Bell | Cutter | Built **** Tonnage 24 |
| Heda | Cargo ship | Built **** Tonnage: 10,507 |
| Heda | Tug | Built: 1922 Tonnage: 18 |
| Helen | Brigantine | Built **** Tonnage 165 |
| Helen | Schooner | Built: 1862 Tonnage 23 |
| Helen Denny | Tug | Built: 1922 Tonnage: 18 |
| Helen Denny | Barque | Built: 1866 Tonnage: 728 |
| Helena | Brigantine | Built **** Tonnage 126 |
| Helena | Built **** Tonnage ** | |
| Henli | Steamship | Built: 1903 Tonnage ** |
| Hennessy | Tug | Built: 1922 Tonnage: 18 |
| Henrietta | Trawler | Built **** Tonnage ** |
| Henrietta | Schooner | Built: 1851 Tonnage 50 |
| Henry | Schooner | Built: 1856 Tonnage 42 |
| Henry Freeling | Built **** Tonnage 1840 | |
| Henry Havelock | Cutter | Built **** Tonnage 17 |
| Hera | Barque | Built **** Tonnage 440 |
| Herald | Scow | Built 1898 Tonnage ** |
| Herald | Schooner | Built: 1852 Tonnage ** |
| Herald | Schooner | Built: 1867 Tonnage 53 |
| Herald | Built 1884 Tonnage 573 1900 taken over from C. Stone, Auckland, 1905 sold to Japan, renamed Rensho Maru | |
| Herald | Schooner | Built: 1898 Tonnage 38 |
| Herald | Schooner | Built 1826 tonnage 60 Mission vessel |
| Hera Puhi | Schooner | Built: 1856 Tonnage 18 |
| Hercules | Cutter | Built **** Tonnage 34 |
| Hercules | Brigantine | Built **** Tonnage 139 |
| Hercules | Schooner | Built: 1896 Tonnage 50 |
| Herekino | Steamer | Built: 1924 Tonnage 184 |
| Hero | Scow | Built 1905 Tonnage ** |
| Hero | Cutter | Built **** Tonnage ** |
| Hero | Built 1861 Tonnage 985 1889 purchased from Bright Bros, Melbourne, 1891 sold to Noumea and hulked. | |
| Hero | Barque | Built **** Tonnage 851 |
| Hero | Schooner | Built: 1850 Tonnage ** |
| Hero | Schooner | Built: 1905 Tonnage 56 |
| Hesketh | Built **** Tonnage ** | |
| Heversham | Barque | Built **** Tonnage 465 |
| Highlander | Schooner | Built: 1848 Tonnage ** |
| Highlander | Brig | Built **** Tonnage 195 |
| Hikurangi | Ketch | Built: 1896 Tonnage 73 |
| Hikurangi | Steamship | Built **** Tonnage ** |
| Hilda | Schooner | Built: 1891 Tonnage 64 |
| Hilda | Scow | Built 1891 Tonnage ** |
| Himitangi | Tug | Built **** Tonnage ** |
| Himitangi | Steamship | Built: 1911 Tonnage: 479 |
| Himitangi | Steamer | Built **** Tonnage ** |
| Hinemoa | Built: 1899 Tonnage: 323 | |
| Hinemoa | Schooner | Built **** Tonnage 75 |
| Hinemoa 4 | Built: 1899 Tonnage: 323 | |
| Hinemoa | Built 1946 Tonnage 6,911 1967 sold to Hydro-Electric Commission of Tasmania as an electrical power ship, renamed George H. Evans. | |
| Hinuwai | Built **** Tonnage ** | |
| Hipi | Steamer | Built **** Tonnage ** |
| Hira | Schooner | Built: 1852 Tonnage ** |
| Hirere | Barge | Built **** Tonnage ** |
| Hirere | Fishing vessel | Built: 1897 Tonnage: 48 |
| Hirere | Steamer | Built: 1897 Tonnage: 48 |
| Hirere | Fishing vessel | Built: 1897 Tonnage: 48 |
| Hirere | Steamer | Built **** Tonnage ** |
| H K Hall | Schooner | * R Sunde Built **** Tonnage ** |
| Hoanga | Fishing vessel | Built: 1897 Tonnage: 48 |
| Hoanga | Scow | Built 1904 Tonnage ** |
| Hobsonville | Scow | Built 1894 Tonnage ** |
| Hoki | Steam Launch | Built **** Tonnage ** |
| Hokianga | Built **** Tonnage ** | |
| Hokitika | Steamer | Built: 1897 Tonnage: 48 |
| Hokitika | Coastal vessel | Built **** Tonnage ** |
| Hokitika | Motor vessel | Built: 1916 Tonnage: 205 |
| Holmbank | Coastal vessel | Built: 1948 Tonnage ** |
| Holmbrae | Motor vessel | Built: 1916 Tonnage: 205 |
| Holmburn | Motor vessel | Built: 1916 Tonnage: 205 |
| Holmburn | Motor vessel | Built **** Tonnage ** |
| Holmdale | Built: 1951 Tonnage ** | |
| Holmdale | Built: 1906 Tonnage: 506 | |
| Holmdale | Steamer | Built: 1901 Tonnage: 267 |
| Holmglen | Passenger cargo | Built: 1958 Tonnage: 845 gross |
| Holmlea | Coaster | Built: 1921 Tonnage: 555 |
| Holmlea | Coaster | Built: 1946 Tonnage: 499 |
| Holmlea | RoRo ship | Built: 1967 Tonnage: 1,053 |
| Holmpark | Coaster | Built: 1953 Tonnage: 600 |
| Holmwood | Built: 1961 Tonnage: 911 tons | |
| Holmwood | Built: 1955 Tonnage: 485 | |
| Holmwood | Built: 1946 Tonnage: 499 | |
| Holmwood | Coaster | Built: 1911 Tonnage: 546 |
| Holmwood | Coaster | Built: 1900 Tonnage: 763 |
| Holmwood | Coaster | Built: 1952 Tonnage: 797 |
| JASA | Motor vessel | Built: 1935 Tonnage: 622 |
| Hope | Schooner | Built **** Tonnage 25 |
| Hope | Ketch | Built **** Tonnage 24 |
| Hope | Cutter | Built **** Tonnage 21 |
| Hope | Cargo ship | Built: 1911 Tonnage: 546 |
| Horouta | Scow | Built 1905 Tonnage ** |
| Hotunui ex Fenja | Built 1949 Tonnage ** | |
| Houn Bell | Built **** Tonnage ** | |
| Huanui | Built **** Tonnage ** | |
| Huawai | Built **** Tonnage ** | |
| Hudson | Built: 1952 Tonnage: 797 | |
| Huia | Steamer | Built **** Tonnage 107 |
| Huia | Scow | Built 1906 Tonnage ** |
| Huia | Schooner | Built **** Tonnage 90 |
| Huia | Schooner | Built: 1894 Tonnage 196 |
| Huka | Launch | Built **** Tonnage ** |
| Hunter | Schooner | Built **** Tonnage 22 |
| Hunter | Launch | Built **** Tonnage ** |
| Huntress | Paddle steamer | Built **** Tonnage 54 |
| Huntress | Schooner | Built **** Tonnage 75 |