Big Omaha Maritime Historical Trust

Ships Built At Omaha

SHIPS BUILT AT OMAHA

Ships built at Omaha

Nominated Builder –

J S Meiklejohn & Sons

Scows

Lake Erie 1873 60.6 feet
Lake Michigan 1876 60 feet
Lagoon 1878 72.6 feet
Ruakaka 1882 75.4 feet
Hauturu 1888 61.2 feet
Bee 1891 71.9 feet

Schooners – unless noted

Pioneer 1859 56.6 feet
Ruby (Caroline) 1860 56.2 feet
Victoria 1861 74.9 feet
Excelsior 1862 71.5 feet
Success 1863 69 feet
Rapid 1864 65.5 feet
Queen 1864 65.5 feet
Argo 1865 58 feet
Bluebell 1866 72 feet
Day Dawn 1867 53 feet
Twilight 1868 64.4 feet
Zior 1872 76.4 feet
Omaha (Brigantine) 1874 83 feet
Hinemoa 1876 78.9 feet
Rona 1879 78 feet

Duncan & Angus Matheson

Saucy Lass (Schooner) 1864 60 feet
Coquette (Schooner) 1867 63.3 feet
Ryno (Brigantine) 1873 83 feet
Rangatira (Cutter)built for Tenetahi Pohuehue – chief of Pakiri 1876 52.4 feet
Three Cheers (Schooner) 1882 93.2 feet
Endeavour

D M Darroch Limited & D M Darroch & Sons

Una 1883 72.2 feet
Ida 1884 68 feet
Irene 1888 74.4 feet
Dungarvon 1886 52.6 feet
May 1889 72.7 feet
Excelsior 1893 78 feet
Shamrock 1893 83.5 feet
Thistle 1894 61.1 feet
Whakapai 1896 85.9 feet
Oban (Motiti) 1897 68.8 feet
St Anne 1899 64.6 feet
Kahu 1899 75.3 feet
Surprise 1900 96.1 feet
Southern Isle 1901 92.1 feet
Eunice (Schooner) 1902 110.5 feet
Rita 1903 51.2 feet
Glenae 1904 57.7 feet
Reliance 1904 88.7 feet
Scot 1905 60.7 feet
Pahiki 1905 56.5 feet
Edith 1905 58.5 feet
Huia 1906 64.8 feet
Tuahine 1906 59.3 feet
Jane Gifford 1907 67.1 feet
Daphne later ‘Rahiri’ 1907 66.9 feet
Esme 1908 64.5 feet
Ethel Wells 1908 66 feet
Nor’west 1908 63.4 feet
Kaiaia 1909 65 feet
Lena Gladys 1910 63 feet
Kitty Fraser 1911 74 feet
Kapua 1913 74 feet
Onerahi 1913 73.2 feet
Vectus 1913 58.3 feet
Ngahau * 1921 83 feet
Owhiti * 1924 71.6 feet
Alwin G * (in Auckland) later ‘Success’ 1925 66 feet
* Built at Stanley Bay

 

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