Ship "Thames"


1874 Apr 03	Shipwreck
1875 Feb 24	Shipwreck

AJHR 1874 Section H22 page 17
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 3 Apr 1874
Name of Master		: C. H. SMITH
Age of Vessel		: 13 years
Rig			: Ketch
Register Tonnage	: 23
Number of Crew		: 2
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: General cargo and ballast
Nature of Casualty	: Foundered; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: Kenepuru Sound, an arm of the Pelorus
			  Sound
Wind Direction		: NW
Wind Force		: Squally


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Vessel capsized in a sudden squall, no blame to master.

AJHR 1875 Section H12A page 13
Return of Wrecks


Date of Casualty	: 24 Feb 1875
Name of Master		: Eric Henry Oscar SUISTED
Age of Vessel		: 15 years
Rig			: Ketch
Register Tonnage	: 23
Number of Crew		: 3
Number of Passengers	: 
Nature of Cargo		: Timber
Nature of Casualty	: Stranded; partial loss
Number of Lives Lost	: 
Place of Accident	: South Spit at entrance of Wanganui
			  River, West Coast, Cook Strait
Wind Direction		: NNW
Wind Force		: Moderate


Finding of Court of Inquiry
Master censured for carelessness and want of judgment in
attempting bar without finding position of vessel, and not paying
attention to rules for sailing vessels entering port.