Ships Images

This area of our site houses images of many early sailing ships that were used to transport passengers from England and Europe into New Zealand, Australia, USA and Canada. The site is searchable and by clicking on the image thumb a larger version is shown in the light box.
  • accrington
    accrington
  • accrington (ex francois arago)
    accrington (ex francois arago)
  • adamant
    adamant
  • adelaide
    adelaide
  • adelheid
    adelheid
  • agamemnon
    agamemnon
  • agne muir
    agne muir
  • airedale
    airedale
  • akaroa and oamaru
    akaroa and oamaru
  • alastor
    alastor
  • albert williams
    albert williams
  • albion
    albion
  • alcestis
    alcestis
  • alcyon
    alcyon
  • aldegrove
    aldegrove
  • aldergrove
    aldergrove
  • aldinga
    aldinga
  • alexa
    alexa
  • alexandra
    alexandra
  • alhambra
    alhambra
  • alice
    alice
  • allegiance
    allegiance
  • alliance
    alliance
  • altcar
    altcar
  • altcar2
    altcar2
  • alumbagh
    alumbagh
  • amelia thompson
    amelia thompson
  • amoor
    amoor
  • amoor2
    amoor2
  • anglian
    anglian
  • anna watson
    anna watson
  • annie johnson ex ada
    annie johnson ex ada
  • antares
    antares
  • aorangi
    aorangi
  • appeles
    appeles
  • araby maid
    araby maid
  • araby maid2
    araby maid2
  • arauca left
    arauca left
  • arawa
    arawa
  • arawata
    arawata
  • ardencraig2
    ardencraig2
  • arethusa
    arethusa
  • arethusa2
    arethusa2
  • ariel
    ariel
  • ashburton carnaquheen port+
    ashburton carnaquheen port+
  • ashmore
    ashmore
  • asia
    asia
  • assaye
    assaye
  • assaye2
    assaye2
  • asterion
    asterion
  • auckland
    auckland
  • auriga
    auriga
  • auriga2
    auriga2
  • australia
    australia
  • avalanche
    avalanche
  • avon 1907
    avon 1907
  • ballochmyle
    ballochmyle
  • ballochmyle2
    ballochmyle2
  • balmoral
    balmoral
  • baron aberdaire
    baron aberdaire
  • barque ranee dry dock port chalmers
    barque ranee dry dock port chalmers
  • beautiful star
    beautiful star
  • bella at owhiro bay, wellington 1904
    bella at owhiro bay, wellington 1904
  • benan
    benan
  • benvenue
    benvenue
  • blairgowrie
    blairgowrie
  • blue jacket
    blue jacket
  • bolina
    bolina
  • bombay
    bombay
  • bombay 1862
    bombay 1862
  • boomerang
    boomerang
  • border chief
    border chief
  • bosworth
    bosworth
  • braemar
    braemar
  • braemar wellington harbour 1903
    braemar wellington harbour 1903
  • brahmin
    brahmin
  • brahmin2
    brahmin2
  • breadalbane
    breadalbane
  • brenhilda
    brenhilda
  • brierholme at port chalmers 1880
    brierholme at port chalmers 1880
  • brilliant
    brilliant
  • british empire
    british empire
  • british empire2
    british empire2
  • british king
    british king
  • british queen steam ship
    british queen steam ship
  • brodick castle2
    brodick castle2
  • brothers pride lyttelton 18
    brothers pride lyttelton 18
  • brussels
    brussels
  • california
    california
  • cambria
    cambria
  • camille
    camille
  • camphill otago harbour 1901
    camphill otago harbour 1901
  • canterbury
    canterbury
  • canterbury port chalmers graving dock 1875 88
    canterbury port chalmers graving dock 1875 88
  • caroline
    caroline
  • castle holme c1890
    castle holme c1890
  • ceres
    ceres
  • ceres2
    ceres2
  • challenger
    challenger
  • chance aground bluff 1902
    chance aground bluff 1902
  • cheviot
    cheviot
  • chile
    chile
  • christian mccausland
    christian mccausland
  • chrysolite
    chrysolite
  • cingalese
    cingalese
  • city of adelaide
    city of adelaide
  • city of bombay
    city of bombay
  • city of dunedin
    city of dunedin
  • city of hobart
    city of hobart
  • claud hamilton
    claud hamilton
  • clevedon
    clevedon
  • closeburn
    closeburn
  • cockermouth
    cockermouth
  • columbia
    columbia
  • columbus
    columbus
  • commonwealth
    commonwealth
  • conference
    conference
  • coptic
    coptic
  • cornwall
    cornwall
  • corona
    corona
  • cospatrick (on left)
    cospatrick (on left)
  • county of peebles
    county of peebles
  • crownthorpe
    crownthorpe
  • crusader
    crusader
  • dauntless
    dauntless
  • dechmont at greenock 1908
    dechmont at greenock 1908
  • derwent
    derwent
  • desdemona 1890
    desdemona 1890
  • deva 1896
    deva 1896
  • devonshire
    devonshire
  • dina ex remington
    dina ex remington
  • don 1908
    don 1908
  • dorette
    dorette
  • doric
    doric
  • douglas 1878
    douglas 1878
  • dover castle
    dover castle
  • duchess of argyle 1878
    duchess of argyle 1878
  • duchessofargyle m t clayton
    duchessofargyle m t clayton
  • duke of atholl 1865
    duke of atholl 1865
  • duke of edinburgh
    duke of edinburgh
  • duke of edinburgh 1878
    duke of edinburgh 1878
  • duke of portland
    duke of portland
  • duke of portland 1850
    duke of portland 1850
  • dunbritton
    dunbritton
  • duncraig 1870
    duncraig 1870
  • dunedin
    dunedin
  • dunfillan
    dunfillan
  • durham
    durham
  • eagle
    eagle
  • earl of zetland 1875
    earl of zetland 1875
  • eclipse
    eclipse
  • edinburgh castle 1863
    edinburgh castle 1863
  • edward
    edward
  • edward p bouverie
    edward p bouverie
  • elizabeth
    elizabeth
  • emma
    emma
  • endymion 1873
    endymion 1873
  • essex
    essex
  • estelle
    estelle
  • esther
    esther
  • eucalyptus
    eucalyptus
  • euphrates
    euphrates
  • fairy rock
    fairy rock
  • famenoth 1877
    famenoth 1877
  • fernglen 1875
    fernglen 1875
  • firth of forth 1878
    firth of forth 1878
  • florence
    florence
  • foam
    foam
  • fontenaye 1873
    fontenaye 1873
  • forfarshire
    forfarshire
  • forfarshire2
    forfarshire2
  • forfarshire3
    forfarshire3
  • formosa 1893
    formosa 1893
  • francis spaight
    francis spaight
  • fulwood 1923
    fulwood 1923
  • gainsborough
    gainsborough
  • gareloch 1875
    gareloch 1875
  • garthsnaid 1920
    garthsnaid 1920
  • gertrude
    gertrude
  • glenmark
    glenmark
  • gothenburg
    gothenburg
  • grafton
    grafton
  • grasmere 1885
    grasmere 1885
  • guiding star
    guiding star
  • haddon hall 1874
    haddon hall 1874
  • halcione
    halcione
  • halcione lyttelton heads c1888
    halcione lyttelton heads c1888
  • halcyon
    halcyon
  • hally bayley
    hally bayley
  • harwood 1858
    harwood 1858
  • helen 1895
    helen 1895
  • helen burns
    helen burns
  • helen denny
    helen denny
  • helena
    helena
  • hereford 1874
    hereford 1874
  • hero cdg
    hero cdg
  • hero ss
    hero ss
  • hindostan 1874
    hindostan 1874
  • hms collingwood (1841)
    hms collingwood (1841)
  • hms herald
    hms herald
  • hms iris entering bells harbour woodlark 1848
    hms iris entering bells harbour woodlark 1848
  • hms surry 001
    hms surry 001
  • holyrood 1863
    holyrood 1863
  • hornby castle
    hornby castle
  • horsa 1882
    horsa 1882
  • hovding 1872
    hovding 1872
  • hydaspes
    hydaspes
  • hydaspes 1873
    hydaspes 1873
  • ida ziegler 1854
    ida ziegler 1854
  • indian empire
    indian empire
  • indian empire 1883
    indian empire 1883
  • indus
    indus
  • inglewood 1879
    inglewood 1879
  • invercargill
    invercargill
  • inverness 1875
    inverness 1875
  • ionic
    ionic
  • iron queen 1877
    iron queen 1877
  • isle of erin 1881
    isle of erin 1881
  • james nicol fleming
    james nicol fleming
  • jane gifford  m t clayton
    jane gifford m t clayton
  • jeanbart900
    jeanbart900
  • jessie osborne 1890
    jessie osborne 1890
  • jessie readman
    jessie readman
  • jupiter
    jupiter
  • kaikoura
    kaikoura
  • kainan maru wellington harbour 1911
    kainan maru wellington harbour 1911
  • la bella wrecked owhiro bay wellington 1904
    la bella wrecked owhiro bay wellington 1904
  • lady darling
    lady darling
  • lady egidia
    lady egidia
  • lady egidia 1861
    lady egidia 1861
  • lady jocelyn
    lady jocelyn
  • lady nugent
    lady nugent
  • lalla rookh
    lalla rookh
  • lapwing
    lapwing
  • lebu 1878
    lebu 1878
  • leucadia
    leucadia
  • light brigade
    light brigade
  • lightning
    lightning
  • lizzie bell 1879
    lizzie bell 1879
  • loch garve
    loch garve
  • loch linnhe 1882
    loch linnhe 1882
  • lochiel
    lochiel
  • lochnagar
    lochnagar
  • london
    london
  • lord worsley
    lord worsley
  • louisa campbell
    louisa campbell
  • lurline 1878
    lurline 1878
  • lutterworth
    lutterworth
  • lyttelton
    lyttelton
  • macquarrie
    macquarrie
  • magnet
    magnet
  • mairi bhan
    mairi bhan
  • maitland
    maitland
  • mallowdale
    mallowdale
  • maori
    maori
  • maraval 1879
    maraval 1879
  • margaret galbraith
    margaret galbraith
  • martha fisher 1878
    martha fisher 1878
  • mataura
    mataura
  • may queen
    may queen
  • mayflower
    mayflower
  • mccallum more 1874
    mccallum more 1874
  • melbourne
    melbourne
  • mennock 1879
    mennock 1879
  • mersey
    mersey
  • metropolis
    metropolis
  • mongol
    mongol
  • montmorency
    montmorency
  • mooltan
    mooltan
  • morayshire
    morayshire
  • mystery
    mystery
  • nautilus ex carrick castle
    nautilus ex carrick castle
  • nebraska
    nebraska
  • nelson
    nelson
  • nevada
    nevada
  • nor wester in otago harbour a1865
    nor wester in otago harbour a1865
  • norfolk
    norfolk
  • norman maccloed 1881
    norman maccloed 1881
  • north fleet
    north fleet
  • north star
    north star
  • oamaru
    oamaru
  • oberon
    oberon
  • olive 1876
    olive 1876
  • omeo
    omeo
  • orion
    orion
  • orthes 1879
    orthes 1879
  • orvieto
    orvieto
  • otago
    otago
  • pakeha
    pakeha
  • parsee
    parsee
  • parsee 1873
    parsee 1873
  • pet
    pet
  • peter denny
    peter denny
  • philip laing
    philip laing
  • phoebe
    phoebe
  • piako
    piako
  • pilot
    pilot
  • pleiades
    pleiades
  • poneke departing wellington harbour 1878
    poneke departing wellington harbour 1878
  • prince of wales
    prince of wales
  • prompt
    prompt
  • queen mab 1887
    queen mab 1887
  • queen of cambria 1876
    queen of cambria 1876
  • queen of nations 1874
    queen of nations 1874
  • queen victoria
    queen victoria
  • rakaia
    rakaia
  • ramesy
    ramesy
  • rangitiki
    rangitiki
  • rangitoto
    rangitoto
  • resolute 1864
    resolute 1864
  • rimutaka
    rimutaka
  • ringarooma
    ringarooma
  • robert henderson
    robert henderson
  • rokeby hall 1878
    rokeby hall 1878
  • rona c1910
    rona c1910
  • rona in dry dock 1910
    rona in dry dock 1910
  • routenbeck 1879
    routenbeck 1879
  • rowena
    rowena
  • ruapehu
    ruapehu
  • sailtypes
    sailtypes
  • sam mendel
    sam mendel
  • scimitar
    scimitar
  • scottish admiral 1884
    scottish admiral 1884
  • scottish lassie 1880
    scottish lassie 1880
  • scow hero whangamumu 1912
    scow hero whangamumu 1912
  • shamrock
    shamrock
  • shepherdess
    shepherdess
  • shun lee
    shun lee
  • shun lee 1871
    shun lee 1871
  • sir edward paget 1853
    sir edward paget 1853
  • south australian
    south australian
  • southern cross
    southern cross
  • souvenir
    souvenir
  • splendid
    splendid
  • ss atrato
    ss atrato
  • ss rotorua in milford
    ss rotorua in milford
  • st kilda
    st kilda
  • st vincent
    st vincent
  • stad haarlem
    stad haarlem
  • sterling c1900
    sterling c1900
  • storm bird
    storm bird
  • strathallan
    strathallan
  • surat 1864
    surat 1864
  • sussex
    sussex
  • taiaroa
    taiaroa
  • tainui
    tainui
  • tamar
    tamar
  • taranaki
    taranaki
  • tararua
    tararua
  • tasmania
    tasmania
  • taupo
    taupo
  • the wharves wellington, 1899
    the wharves wellington, 1899
  • thomas & henry
    thomas & henry
  • thomas brown
    thomas brown
  • thomas lawrie
    thomas lawrie
  • thurland castle 1876
    thurland castle 1876
  • timaru
    timaru
  • titania
    titania
  • tongariro
    tongariro
  • tory
    tory
  • trevelyan
    trevelyan
  • triton
    triton
  • tweed
    tweed
  • tyrian
    tyrian
  • vanduara 1885
    vanduara 1885
  • victoria
    victoria
  • victory
    victory
  • waikare
    waikare
  • waimate
    waimate
  • waimea
    waimea
  • wanderer
    wanderer
  • wanganui
    wanganui
  • wanlock 1876
    wanlock 1876
  • warwick
    warwick
  • warwick 1867
    warwick 1867
  • wasdale c1910
    wasdale c1910
  • wave queen
    wave queen
  • wave queen 1863
    wave queen 1863
  • wellington
    wellington
  • western monarch
    western monarch
  • westland
    westland
  • white eagle 1875
    white eagle 1875
  • white star
    white star
  • wild deer
    wild deer
  • wild duck
    wild duck
  • william davie
    william davie
  • william manson 1900 20
    william manson 1900 20
  • william misken
    william misken
  • yolande
    yolande
  • ysabel
    ysabel
  • zealandia
    zealandia
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