Ship "Napier"

1876 Nov 28	Shipwreck
1876 Dec 10	Shipwreck
1877 May 06	Shipwreck


AJHR 1877 Section H29 page 25
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 28 Nov 1876
Name of Master		: Thomas HOLMES
Age of Vessel		: 6 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 48
Number of Crew		: 12
Number of Passengers	: 4
Nature of Cargo		: Timber, wool, &c
Nature of Casualty	: Touched slightly
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Half mile inside Pencarrow Head
Wind Direction		: 
Wind Force		: None


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Vessel touched slightly during a thick fog.

AJHR 1877 Section H29 page 25
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 10 Dec 1876
Name of Master		: Thomas HOLMES
Age of Vessel		: 6 years
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 48
Number of Crew		: 12
Number of Passengers	: 3
Nature of Cargo		: Wool, &c.
Nature of Casualty	: Foremast carried away
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: 1.5 miles NW from Karori Rock
Wind Direction		: NW
Wind Force		: Moderate breeze


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Mast was bad at heart.

AJHR 1877 Section H29 page 28
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 06 May 1877
Name of Master		: Thomas HOLMES
Age of Vessel		: 
Rig			: Schooner
Register Tonnage	: 48
Number of Crew		: 12
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: General
Nature of Casualty	: Collision with "Tui"
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Manawatu River, West Coast of North
			  Island, NZ about 1.5 miles from the
			  bar
Wind Direction		: NE
Wind Force		: Moderate


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Collision caused by master of "Tui" attempting to pass "Napier"
in a narrow part of channel.