Ship Name Ship Type Notes
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St Anne Ketch Built 1899 Tonnage 20
St Mari Cutter Built 1898 Tonnage 15
St Pauli Steamer    Built: 1876   Tonnage: 32
St Theodore      Built ****    Tonnage: ***
Salaman Barge Built ****    Tonnage: ***
Sally Brass Schooner Built 1853    Tonnage: ***
Salopian Sailing ship Built ****    Tonnage: ***
Sami III   Built ****    Tonnage: ***
Sam Slick Schooner Built 1846    Tonnage: ***
Samson Paddle Steamer Built 1875 Tonnage 76
Samson Paddle Steamer Built 1854 Tonnage 111
Samson Schooner Built **** Tonnage    124
San Elizabeth Trawler Built ****    Tonnage: ***
Sandfly Paddle steamer Built: 1856   Tonnage: 82
Sandfly Collier  Built ****    Tonnage: ***
Sandpiper Launch Built 1928    Tonnage: 27
Sanson   Built: 1972   Tonnage: 882
Sarah Cutter Built 1889 Tonnage 19
Sarah and Mary Ketch Built 1872 Tonnage  40
Sarah Ann  Barque Built ****    Tonnage: ***
Sarah Berry Ketch Built 1845    Tonnage: ***
Sarah Jane Schooner Built !845    Tonnage: ***
Sarah Jane Schooner Built 1850    Tonnage: ***
Sarah Maxwell Schooner Built 1841    Tonnage: ***
Satellite Cutter Built 1860 Tonnage 28
Satellite Cutter Built 1869 Tonnage 26
Satellite Cutter Built 1866 Tonnage  27
Saucy Kate Schooner Built 1876 Tonnage   41
Saucy Lass Schooner Built 1864 Tonnage 38
Saxon Schooner Built 1876 Tonnage 58
Sayandra  Fairmile Built ****    Tonnage: ***
Scillonion   Built ****    Tonnage: ***
Scot Ketch Built 1905 Tonnage 21
Scotch Lass   Built ****    Tonnage: ***
Scotia Paddle steamer    Built: 1856   Tonnage: 82
Scott Scow Built 1905    Tonnage: ***
Scout Scow Built 1892    Tonnage: ***
Sea Belle Cutter Built **** Tonnage    27
Sea Bird Schooner Built **** Tonnage    15
Sea Breeze Schooner Built **** Tonnage    70
Sea Gull Brigantine Built **** Tonnage    121
Sea Rover Fishing vessel Built ****    Tonnage: ***
Sea Serpent   Built ****    Tonnage: ***
Sea Shell Ketch Built 1905 Tonnage 50
Sea Topaz   Built ****    Tonnage: ***
Seaflyte Ferry Built: 1994   Tonnage: 143
Seagull Scow Built 1905    Tonnage: ***
Sealink   Built: 1908    Tonnage: ***
Sea-tow 11   Built ****    Tonnage: ***
Sea-tow 21 Tanker Built: 1975   Tonnage: 16,221
Seaway Ferry Built: 1982   Tonnage: 139
Seaway II Barge Built ****    Tonnage: ***
Seaway Hobart   see Union Hobart.
Seaway King   Built 1964 Tonnage 2,961 1977 sold to Best Shipping Co., Singapore, renamed Sentosa Trader
Seaway Melbourne   see Union Lyttelton.
Seaway Prince   Built 1975 Tonnage 4,174 1986 scrapped.
Seaway Princess Tug Built ****    Tonnage: ***
Seaway Princess RoRo ship Built: 1967   Tonnage: 1,053 NSS
Seaway Princess   Built 1976 Tonnage 4,188 1986 scrapped.
Seaway Queen   Built 1964 Tonnage 2,961 1980 sold to Labuan, renamed Lautan Rani.
Seddon Ferry Built: 1966   Tonnage: 281
Selwyn Scow Built 1901    Tonnage: ***
Senator Hulk Built ****    Tonnage: ***
Senorita   Built ****    Tonnage: ***
Settler   Built ****    Tonnage: ***
Severn Cutter Built **** Tonnage    19
Shag Steamer Built 1875 Tonnage 31
Shamrock   Built ****    Tonnage: ***
Shamrock Cutter Built 1859 Tonnage 22
Shamrock Schooner Built 1893 Tonnage 53
Shamrock Ketch Built 1904 Tonnage 60
Shamrock Scow Built 1893    Tonnage: 65
Shangri-la Ferry Built: 1966   Tonnage: 281
Shenandoah   Built 1929 Tonnage 7
Shepherdess   Built ****    Tonnage: ***
Shingana Scow Built 1907    Tonnage: ***
Signe Auxiliary Ketch Built ****    Tonnage: ***
Signet Barque Built **** Tonnage **
Silver Lining Brig Built **** Tonnage 219
Sir Donald Schooner Built **** Tonnage 29
Sir Donald Steamer Built 1874 Tonnage 28
Sir Duncan Cameron Cutter Built 1864 Tonnage 25
Sir Francis Drake Schooner Built ****    Tonnage: ***
Sir George Grey Barge Built 1856 Tonnage 51
Sir Henry Brig Built **** Tonnage 94
Siren Cutter Built 1894 Tonnage11
Siren Brig Built **** Tonnage 157
Sissy Schooner Built 1875 Tonnage 74
Sisters Schooner Built **** Tonnage 53
Sitka II Mullet boat Built ****    Tonnage: ***
Skell   Built ****    Tonnage: ***
Slyph Barque Built: 1891   Tonnage: 742
Slypth   Built: 1963   Tonnage: 288
Smuggler Cutter Built **** Tonnage 21
Snapper Cutter Built ****    Tonnage: ***
Snaresbrook   Built ****    Tonnage: ***
Snark Tug Built: 1878    Tonnage: ***
Snark Tug Built: 1882    Tonnage: ***
Snark Steam launch Built: 1881    Tonnage: 18 1905 Harbour tender at Gisborne, 1905 sold to Karamea SS Co., Wellington, renamed Karamea.
Sofia   Built ****    Tonnage: ***
Sonoma (Robey)   Built ****    Tonnage: ***
South Carolina Cutter Built **** Tonnage    27
South Sea Steamer Built: 1909   Tonnage: 892
Southern Cross Steamship Built ****    Tonnage: ***
Southern Cross Schooner Built 1873 Tonnage  262 1881 taken over from Auckland SS Co., 1897 chartered to French Government, renamed Croix du Sud, 1900 hulked, 1906 hull scuttled.
Southern Cross   Built 1872 Tonnage 64
Southern Cross   Built 1873 Tonnage 138
Southern Cross   Built 187? Tonnage 124
Southern Island Scow Built 1901    Tonnage: ***
Southern Isle   Built 1901 Tonnage 70
Southern Queen Schooner Built 1863 Tonnage 18
Southern Sea Steamer Built 1929 Tonnage 88
Southern Sky Steamer Built 1929 Tonnage 88
Southern Sun Steamer Built 1929 Tonnage 88
Southland Paddle Steamer Built 1864 Tonnage 87
Sovereign Schooner Built 1880 Tonnage 84
Sovereign of the Seas Cutter Built ****    Tonnage: ***
Sparta Steamer Built: 1900   Tonnage: 708
Spec Schooner Built **** Tonnage    32
Speculator Schooner Built ****
Speedwell   Built 1866 Tonnage 35
Speedwell Cutter Built 1900 Tonnage 3
Speedwell Barque Built **** Tonnage    350
Spencer Brigantine Built 1853    Tonnage: ***
Spey Cutter Built 1865 Tonnage 15
Spitfire Cutter Built 1875 Tonnage 31
Spray Cutter Built 1879 Tonnage 5
Spray Schooner Built 1854    Tonnage: ***
Spray Schooner Built 1864 Tonnage 50
Squall Steamer Built: 1900   Tonnage: 708
Squall Launch Built ****    Tonnage: ***
Squall Coaster Built: 1956   Tonnage: 817
Squall Steamer Built 1904    Tonnage: 369 1906 purchased from Stewart Bros., Auckland, 1912 transferred to Richardson & Co., Napier, 1916 wrecked.
Squall Motor vessel Built: 1956   Tonnage: 813
St Anne Scow Built 1899    Tonnage: ***
St Kilda Steamer Built ****    Tonnage: ***
St. Kilda Schooner Built **** Tonnage    189
Staffa Motor vessel Built: 1956   Tonnage: 813
Staffa   Built 1876   Tonnage: *** NSS
Stag Cutter Built 1883    Tonnage: ***
Standard   Built: 1956   Tonnage: 817
Stanley Schooner Built 1866 Tonnage 113
Star Cutter Built 1851    Tonnage: ***
Star Schooner Built 1859    Tonnage: ***
Star Ketch Built 1866 Tonnage 31
Star of Buller Steamer Built ****    Tonnage: ***
Star of Dunedin   Built ****    Tonnage: ***
Star of New Zealand   Built ****    Tonnage: ***
Star of Tasmania   Built ****    Tonnage: ***
Star of the Evening Schooner Built **** Tonnage    116
Star of the Mersey Brig Built **** Tonnage    255
Star of the South Lighter Built: 1906    Tonnage: ***
Star of the South Steamer Built **** Tonnage    147
Star of the South Schooner Built **** Tonnage    162
Star of the South Schooner Built **** Tonnage    175
Starflyte Ferry Built: 1988   Tonnage: 336
Starflyte Ferry Built: 1999   Tonnage: 172
Start Cutter Built 1873 Tonnage 27
Stately Schooner Built 1866 Tonnage  86
Stella   Built ****    Tonnage: ***
Stella 2   Built ****    Tonnage: ***
Sterling   Built ****    Tonnage: ***
Stirlingshire   Built 1847    Tonnage: ***
Storm Steamship Built: 1863    Tonnage: ***
Storm   Built ****    Tonnage: ***
Storm Coaster Built: 1961   Tonnage: 931
Storm Steamer Built: 1904   Tonnage: 405
Storm Steamer Built: 1920   Tonnage: 749
Storm Motor vessel Built: 1961   Tonnage: 931
Stormbird Schooner Built **** Tonnage    69
Stormbird Steamer Built: 1904   Tonnage: 405
Straitsman Steamer Built: 1920   Tonnage: 749
Strathnaver Schooner Built **** Tonnage    53
Streamlet   Built ****    Tonnage: ***
Struggler Motor vessel Built: 1961   Tonnage: 931
Sturt   Built ****    Tonnage: ***
Sturt Paddle wheel Steamer Built1863    Tonnage: ***
Subraon   Built ****    Tonnage: ***
Success Schooner Built **** Tonnage    59
Success Scow Built 1925    Tonnage: ***
Suga Schooner Built **** Tonnage 16
Sumner Hopper barge Built ****    Tonnage: ***
Sunbeam Schooner Built 1881    Tonnage: ***
Sunderland Cutter Built 1876 Tonnage 24
Sunnygirl Coaster Built: 1948   Tonnage: 515
Sunny Hill   Built ****    Tonnage: ***
Supercat II Ferry Built: 1986   Tonnage: 193
Supercat Iil Ferry Built: 1987   Tonnage: 281
Superflyte Ferry Built: 1996   Tonnage: 578
Supply Cutter Built **** Tonnage 16
Supply   Built 1869 Tonnage 12
Surprise Cutter Built ****    Tonnage: ***
Surprise Scow Built 1900    Tonnage: ***
Surry   Built ****    Tonnage: ***
Susan Trawler Built ****    Tonnage: ***
Susan Brigantine Built 1866    Tonnage: ***
Susan Schooner Built **** Tonnage 17
Susan Jane Barque Built **** Tonnage 180
Sussex   Built 1900 Tonnage 6,957 1922-1929 chartered from Federal Line, 1929 scrapped
Suva   Built 1877 Tonnage 293 1882 purchased from McEwan & Co., Melbourne, 1888 wrecked Westport.
Swallow Schooner Built 1863 Tonnage 27
Swallow Schooner Built 1870 Tonnage 20
Swallow Joyce   Built ****    Tonnage: ***
Swan Cutter Built **** Tonnage  36
Swiftsure   Built ****    Tonnage: ***
Sybil Schooner Built 1858    Tonnage: ***
Sybil Schooner Built 1879 Tonnage 149
Sydney   Built ****    Tonnage: ***
Sydney Cutter Built ****    Tonnage: ***
Sydney Packet Schooner Built: 1972   Tonnage: 1,481
Slyph Schooner Built 1861 Tonnage 49
Slyph Schooner Built **** Tonnage 50
Sylvia Barge Built ****    Tonnage: ***
Sylvia Coaster  Built ****    Tonnage: ***
Syren Brig Built **** Tonnage 157
Syren   Built ****    Tonnage: ***
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